The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has today published the latest official statistics on household incomes, covering the financial year 2015–16. IFS researchers have summarised the headline trends observed in the new data and placed them in historical context in order to understand better changes in living standards in recent years.
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19 July 2016 at 11:00<p>Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT</p>
On Tuesday 19 July, the IFS will publish its detailed annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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16 July 2015 at 11:00<p>Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT</p>
On Thursday 16 July, the IFS will publish its detailed annual report on living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
The Department for Work and Pensions has published its annual statistics on the distribution of household income in the UK. This latest release covers the years up to and including 2013–14. In this Observation, we briefly outline some of the key information contained in the DWP publication.
This paper analyses the key trends in child poverty in Britain, with particular focus on changes since the late 1990s when the issue was promoted towards the top of the policy agenda.
This article for Prospect magazine discusses the impact of the recession on rich and poor, young and old, and asks if we really are all in it together.
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15 July 2014 at 11:00<p>Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT</p>
On Tuesday 15 July, the IFS will publish its detailed annual report on
living standards, poverty and inequality in the UK, funded by the
Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
In this commentary for the Financial Times, Robert Joyce summarises his analysis of recent data on household incomes from the government’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series.
