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Closer to crisis? — How low earners are coping in the recession
Corporate Author	Resolution Foundation
Publisher	The Resolution Foundation, London, 2009
Pages	37 pp
Source	The Resolution Foundation, 2 Broomhouse Lane, London, SW6 3RD. Download at: http://www.resolutionfoundation.org
Keywords	Poverty ; Employees ; Labour economics ; Social security benefits ; Living patterns ; Reports.
Annotation	This report contains in-depth analysis about how the economic downturn is affecting low earning households - that is, the 14.3 million adults living in 7.2 million households on below median income, who remain broadly independent of state support. Low earners are more at risk of being hit by the effects of recession than other groups, by virtue of the industries and occupations in which they work, and the areas that they live in. The Resolution Foundation's analysis indicates that despite a swift response by government, further action is both necessary and feasible, so as to prevent a more stratified labour market and greater polarisation of income within society. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100510203 B
Classmark	W6: WK: WH: JH: K7: 6K
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