Monday, 14 May 2012

Income Inequality & Poverty In The UK "Set To Rise" Claims New Report

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a new report: The impact of employment changes on poverty in 2020.

The report states that projections suggest long-term labour market trends are set to continue. Examining the impact of these changes on income inequality and poverty levels, this study:
  • Forecasts a rise in income inequality and poverty levels.
  • Cites expected cuts in benefits and tax credits as a major cause of these rises.
  • Suggests the impact on the overall level of relative poverty and inequality forecast for 2020/21 made by changes imposed on employment and pay structures will be small.
The full report is available to download here: http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/poverty-inequality-employment-structure

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