Examines how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK. The study shows where different types of households and individuals are in the income distribution and looks at the changing levels of income inequality over time.
Publications
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Household disposable income and inequality in the UK: financial year ending 2017
Initial insight into main estimates of household incomes and inequality in the UK, along with analysis of how these measures have changed over time accounting for inflation and household composition.
Data
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The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, disposable income estimate
Average UK household incomes taxes and benefits by household type, tenure status, household characteristics and long-term trends in income inequality.
The United Kingdom Statistics Authority has designated these statistics as National Statistics, in accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 and signifying compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
Designation can be broadly interpreted to mean that the statistics:
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- are produced according to sound methods
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Once statistics have been designated as National Statistics it is a statutory requirement that the Code of Practice shall continue to be observed.