The poorest regions of the UK are the poorest in Northern Europe

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Explaining the data:

This data was produced by Eurostat, the data agency of the European Union. They measured GDP per head in regions across the EU, taking into account the different prices in different regions. The full data is available from http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/1-27022014-AP/EN/1-27022014-AP-EN.PDF

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Incomes increased for the richest last year, but fell for everyone else

The richest fifth of the UK population saw their incomes increase by £940 in 2013. But incomes were down by £250 for the other 80% of the population... and by £381 for the poorest fifth.

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Explaining the data

This data compares the ‘equivalised disposable household income’ for 2011/12 and 2012/13. It was published by the Office for National Statistics as part of ‘the effects of UK tax and benefits on household income 2012/13 study.’ ONS have found that the recession did have a small effect on reducing inequality, but it now looks as though inequality maybe set to increase. The figures are available online via http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-333039 

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People in poorer areas die younger - by as much as 10 years younger! Poverty kills!

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Explaining the data

This data is from the Office for National Statistics and is an average of the years 2010-12. You can find the data at http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnational-health4/life-expectancy-at-birth-and-at-age-65-by-local-areas-in-england-and-wales/2010-12/stb-life-expectancy-at-birth-2010-12.html. For the international comparisons, figures are taken from the CIA world handbook, available viahttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2102.html

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Though the UK's total wealth is amongst the highest in the world, many more people cannot afford to eat.

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Explaining the data:

This data comes from ‘Hard to Swallow’ a report funded by Kellogs and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) and published in March 2013 – and chart data from the Trussell Trust available via http://www.trusselltrust.org/stats 

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How big a problem are never-working households?

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Explaining the data:

This information comes from the ONS Labour Force Survey, April-June 2010. In 0.5% of all households containing more than one generation all adult members reported never having had a paid job. In one third of these households, the members of the younger generation reported leaving full-time education less than a year ago.

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Does getting parents into work get children out of poverty?

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Explaining the data:

This information is from a 2012 report produced by the New Policy Institute for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2012

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