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| Income, wealth, poverty and progress | | Author(s) | John Hills |
| Corporate Author | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF |
| Journal title | Search, no 45, February 2007 |
| Publisher | Joseph Rowntree Foundation - JRF, February 2007 |
| Pages | pp 15-17 |
| Source | http://www.jrf.org.uk |
| Keywords | Income [older people] ; Poverty ; Wealth ; Social trends. |
| Annotation | This article reviews the work of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in this area since the report of the 1995 JRF Inquiry into Income and Wealth. The main findings revealed that income inequality in the UK grew rapidly between 1977 and 1990. This rapid growth has been halted, with some progress in reducing income inequality especially in child and pensioner poverty, but otherwise progress has been mixed. The article provides two tables: one gives numbers of those in relative poverty 1970 to 2004/5, and the other provides benefit values in relation to average earnings, 1971 to 2004. It concludes that the "forces pushing towards widening inequality are as strong as ever"; and issues of poverty and disadvantage, including those which concern state pensioners, will continue to be part of the Foundation's programme. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070508233 A |
| Classmark | JF: W6: W7: TM3 |
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