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The UK has seen a drastic increase in the usage of foodbanks nationwide: 2.17m food bank users in 2021/22 in comparison to the 41,000 in 2009/10. [57] During the COVID-19 crisis, food insecurity impacted 16% of the population, and some critics argue that government food aid was instigated too late for the elderly and vulnerable.
The UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions makes a yearly collection of Households below average income (HBAI) statistics, and has been doing so since 1994–5. The report for 2014-5 includes data and summary the overall income distribution, income equality, sources of income, low income indicators, and data on the relationship ...
The Office for National Statistics reports that UK job vacancies reached a record high of 953,000 in the three months to July, while average pay rose 7.4 percent. [295] COVID-19 vaccination in the UK: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency approves Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 12 to 17 years. [296] 18 August
2021 43.05 2021 Canada: Northern America: High income 31.7 2019 28.80 2021 29.2 2021 Switzerland: Western Europe: High income 33.7 2020 33.82 2021 Chile: South America: High income 43.0 2022 44.50 2022 44.8 2022 China: Eastern Asia: Upper middle income 35.7 2021 36.67 2020 Ivory Coast: Western Africa: Lower middle income 35.3
The scale of poverty and the inequality between the poorest and richest households is often being miscalculated as housing costs are not routinely considered in official statistics, a study has found.
The table below is for 2008, 2018, 2019 and 2021.The GDP data is based on data from the World Bank. [3] The population data is based on data from the UN. [4] The Wealth Gini coefficients from 2008 are based on a working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
The respected IFS think tank has a stark message as it launches a report into the many forms of inequality 21st century Britain. Rising inequality in the UK 'threatens democracy' Skip to main content
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