Release

Household disposable income and inequality in the UK: financial year ending 2017

Release date: 10 January 2018 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.

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Contact details

Name

Paola Serafino/Nathan Thomas

Email

hie@ons.gov.uk

Phone

+44 (0)1633 651538

About the data

Accredited Official Statistics

These are accredited official statistics. They have been independently reviewed by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) and found to comply with the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics. This broadly means that the statistics:

  • meet user needs
  • are presented clearly and accessibly
  • are produced using appropriate data and sound methods
  • are managed impartially and objectively in the public interest