Get the facts on inequality in the UK

30 September 2022

Do the mini-Budget tax cuts favour the rich?

Income tax-payers across the income scale will benefit to some extent as a result of the Chancellor’s announcement—but higher earners will benefit much more.

15 February 2022

Wales and Scotland are getting money to fund a council tax rebate

Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the countries would not be receiving more money as other areas of their provisional budgets are being revised down.

6 January 2022

Is income inequality falling?

While the Prime Minister claimed income inequality was falling, the latest analysis suggests it may be rising again after income support schemes were removed.

14 July 2021

Golden oldies: Are one in five pensioners millionaires?

A quarter of over 65s live in households with wealth above a million pounds.

9 April 2021

Poverty is not the same as food insecurity

Claims about all households in poverty struggling to put food on the table need a closer look.

4 March 2021

Details missing on levelling up funding

A list of priority areas due to receive early funding from the new “Levelling Up Fund” has been published. The rationale for why certain areas are prioritised has not.

19 January 2021

Clearing up some of the confusion over free school meals

Schools are required to provide lunches to eligible pupils either directly or using vouchers.

22 July 2020

Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap

This quote appears to be a fabrication.

3 July 2020

We all deserve a better debate on poverty

Politicians from all sides quote seemingly contradictory poverty figures on a regular basis. This is bad for anyone who wants to understand the story of poverty in the UK.

18 June 2020

Boris Johnson incorrect to say Keir Starmer is “completely wrong” about past trends in child poverty

Mr Starmer said 600,000 more children are in poverty than in 2012, which is correct according to government data on children in low income households.

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Inequality in the UK

Do the mini-Budget tax cuts favour the rich?

Wales and Scotland are getting money to fund a council tax rebate

Is income inequality falling?

Golden oldies: Are one in five pensioners millionaires?

Poverty is not the same as food insecurity

Details missing on levelling up funding

Clearing up some of the confusion over free school meals

Mark Francois did not deny that there is a gender pay gap

We all deserve a better debate on poverty

Boris Johnson incorrect to say Keir Starmer is “completely wrong” about past trends in child poverty

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