Poverty and inequality in the UK: 2010

Published on 21 May 2010

In this Commentary, we assess the changes to average incomes, inequality and poverty that have occurred since 1979, with a particular focus on the changes that have occurred in the latest year of data (2008-09) and since 1996-97.

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In this Commentary, we assess the changes to average incomes, inequality and poverty that have occurred since 1979, with a particular focus on the changes that have occurred in the latest year of data (2008-09) and since 1996-97. This analysis is based upon the latest figures from the DWP's Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, published on 20 May 2010 (Department for Work and Pensions, 2010). The HBAI series takes household income as its measure of living standards, and is derived from the Family Resources Survey, a survey of around 25,000 households in the United Kingdom that asks detailed questions about income from a range of sources.

This online spreadsheet accompanies the report, showing trends in average incomes, inequality and poverty since 1961. 

Click here to view our other annual reports on the topic.

    Authors

    Luke Sibieta
    Luke Sibieta

    Research Fellow

    Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.

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    Alastair Muriel

    David Phillips
    David Phillips

    Associate Director

    David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.

    Robert Joyce

    Robert Joyce

    Report details

    DOI
    10.1920/co.ifs.2010.0116
    ISBN
    978-1-903274-76-7
    Publisher
    IFS

    Suggested citation

    Joyce, R et al. (2010). Poverty and inequality in the UK: 2010. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/poverty-and-inequality-uk-2010 (accessed: 21 January 2025).

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