That hasn’t stopped it from getting worse bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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⬇️ The poorest fifth of the population saw its average income fall by 1.6%
⏫ The richest fifth enjoyed a 4.7% gain bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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In the absence of cash benefits, the level of inequality would have been 14.2% higher in 2014-15 bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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📈 The Gini coefficient, a measure of inequality, stood at 25% in 1978. It rose steeply under Margaret Thatcher and now hovers around 32%.
💷 The top 1% earns around 7% of total disposable household income bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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The baby boomers enjoyed steep improvements in disposable incomes relative to their own parents. Today’s millennials cannot say the same bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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Now they are consuming 15% less bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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- Injecting money into the NHS
- Raising thresholds for personal allowance & higher rate taxpayers
There was little in the budget for the young bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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💼Booming employment levels
🏘A cooling housing market
But with Brexit taking its toll, and homes still out of reach for first-time buyers, the government shouldn't be complacent bloom.bg/2Trcy7e
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