1 / 15

Themes and trends in Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK

Themes and trends in Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK. Tom MacInnes New Policy Institute. Who we are. We are an independent think tank We work mainly for voluntary organisations, charitable trusts, trades unions Carry out numerical, statistical analysis

bona
Download Presentation

Themes and trends in Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Themes and trends in Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK Tom MacInnes New Policy Institute

  2. Who we are • We are an independent think tank • We work mainly for voluntary organisations, charitable trusts, trades unions • Carry out numerical, statistical analysis • Produce an annual report for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, “Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion”

  3. Some definitions • The poverty line is measured relative to the entire population • Defined as 60% of median household income • It varies according to household type. In 2005/06 it was, after housing costs, • £108 per week for single adult with no children; • £186 per week for a couple with no children; • £223 per week for a single adult with two dependent children; • £301 per week for a couple with two dependent children

  4. How many people are in poverty?

  5. How does this compare to other countries?

  6. Who is in poverty?

  7. How does work status affect poverty?

  8. How does this compare? - pt 2

  9. Other indicators • Poverty and social exclusion are about more than just income • Our report also covers education • Low pay • Housing • Crime • Health

  10. GCSE results

  11. Low pay

  12. Rent arrears and repossessions

  13. Financial exclusion

  14. Home contents insurance

  15. Summary • Some progress on key measures of poverty • Child poverty is now lower than it was in 1997 • But progress has stalled • In other areas, more mixed • A combination of success and neglect • Visit www.poverty.org.uk for further statistics

More Related