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An evaluation of the new official low income statistics

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Official statistics on those at low incomes have recently been at the centre of heated debate about trends in poverty in Britain. The Government has argued, on the basis of recently published figures, that the position of those on low incomes has improved substantially in real terms and that they have experienced above-average income increases. Poverty lobbying groups, on the other hand, have used these statistics to argue that the poor are falling further behind, and that one-third of the population are in or on the margins of poverty.

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  • Brian Nolan, 1989. "An evaluation of the new official low income statistics," Fiscal Studies, Institute for Fiscal Studies, vol. 10(4), pages 53-65, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ifs:fistud:v:10:y:1989:i:4:p:53-65
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    1. Anthony B. Atkinson & Sandrine Cazes & S. Milano & J. Assemat & B. Jeandidier & R. Teekens & M.A. Zaïdi, 1990. "Mesures de la pauvreté et politiques sociales : une étude comparative de la France, de la RFA et du Royaume-Uni," Revue de l'OFCE, Programme National Persée, vol. 33(1), pages 105-130.
    2. Stephen P. Jenkins, 2022. "Top-income adjustments and official statistics on income distribution: the case of the UK," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 20(1), pages 151-168, March.
    3. Leonard Gaines & Pearl M. Kamer, 1994. "The Incidence of Economic Stress in Affluent Areas," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 53(2), pages 175-185, April.

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