Living in poverty in the UK and Europe - Animated Short Video (YouTube)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRN5_sDA0oI

The short video looks at people living in relative poverty within the UK and Europe.

It shows how it has changed from 2005 and the impact of a fall in median disposable income on the estimates.

If then makes comparisons with the European Union and then focuses on different age groups.

Source: Office for National Statistics

Background notes

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