Tag Archives: poverty

Perceptions of poverty levels: a long view

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

This is a guest post by Elizabeth Clery (@liz_clery), who works with the amazing NatCen team that are responsible for the British Social Attitudes Survey. The latest British Social Attitudes report came out in July, and it pointed out a … Continue reading →

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Does the new poverty measure fully capture disability poverty?

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

In recent years, we have seen fierce political battles over what poverty is, and the best way of measuring it. The Social Metrics Commission (SMC) is therefore a brave venture – to get a politically diverse group of people to agree how … Continue reading →

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Can poverty rise while inequality is flat?

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

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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The Habits of Highly Annoying Get-Rich Gurus

Posted on January 12, 2014 by

Sorry for the extended holiday hiatus everyone. Both Brendan and I have been really busy and have struggled to find time for blogging. But now we’re back, so why not let us start the year with something horribly depressing and … Continue reading →

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The problem of low pay

Posted on November 4, 2013 by

Low pay is a huge problem in the UK. Of the 11 million people currently living in poverty, 6 million have jobs. Some of this is due to under-employment – people who work, but can’t get full-time hours – but … Continue reading →

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Money worries are cognitive handicap for poor people

Posted on October 6, 2013 by

I’ve been meaning to write about this for a while, but am only just now getting around to it. At the end of August, Science published a paper showing that worrying about money has a significant impact on poor people’s … Continue reading →

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The surprising truth about benefits stigma in Britain

Posted on November 26, 2012 by

This article was originally posted on the LSE Politics & Policy blog – it’s a co-written post by me, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney, based on our new report on the stigma of claiming benefits that  came out last week. If you don’t pay … Continue reading →

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Adding Health Care Spending to the Poverty Equation

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

I discussed the challenges of measuring poverty in the United States in a three part series on this blog last year. The official poverty line is based on pre-tax income adjusted for household size. The main alternative to the official … Continue reading →

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How much is health care worth to the poor?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

In my very first Inequalities blog post I considered the argument that the United States has a more generous safety net for the poor than conventional comparisons with European states would suggest because we spend so much on public health … Continue reading →

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Give George W. Bush Some Credit for this Community Health Success

Posted on August 1, 2012 by

The United States does not have a National Health Service – certainly nothing that we could display with a choreographed song and dance routine – but the federal government does support an extensive network of safety net health clinics. According … Continue reading →

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