Monthly Archives: April 2018

Can poverty rise while inequality is flat?

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Ben Baumberg Geiger

I recently saw a great post about how there’s been a big increase in inequality within the bottom half of the income distribution (between the 3rd and 1st (bottom) deciles) from 1996-2008, which then fell but rose again 2011-2016. The … Continue reading →

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Most people are ‘benefit claimants’ sometimes…

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Ben Baumberg Geiger

One of the biggest misconceptions about the benefits system is that we split neatly and permanently into two groups: ‘benefit claimants’ and ‘everyone else’. As soon as you take a long view, though, you realise how wrong this is: many … Continue reading →

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