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

• Average household income, UK: Financial year ending 2018

  Final estimates of average household income in the UK, with analysis of how these measures have changed over time, accounting for inflation and household composition.

• Household income inequality, UK: Financial year ending 2018

  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

• 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.

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