Release

Household disposable income and inequality: financial year ending March 2015

Release date: 23 February 2016 9:30am

Summary

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

Data

Contact details

Name

General and statistical enquiries

Email

info@ons.gov.uk

Phone

0845 601 3034

About the data

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  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
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Besides ONS staff, the following persons are given pre-release access by the period indicated before release.

Access granted to:

Chancellor of the Exchequer, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Commercial Secretary, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Economic Secretary, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Financial secretary, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Chief Economic Advisor, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Special Adviser HM Treasury, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Special Adviser HM Treasury, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Duty Press Officer (CHX Spokesperson), HM Treasury, 24hrs
Duty Press Officer (Senior Economy Spokesperson), HM Treasury, 24hrs
Official Preparing Briefing, HM Treasury, 24hrs
Official Clearing Briefing, HM Treasury , 24hrs

Assistant Private Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions, 24hrs
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, 24hrs
Press Officer, Department for Work and Pensions, 24hrs
Lead Analyst. Department for Work and Pensions, 24hrs
Minister for Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions, 24hrs