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This spreadsheet, originally put together to accompany the briefing note, Inequality and living standards in Great Britain: some facts, shows trends in inequality and poverty over time.
Figures since 1961 are given for:
And since 1998 for:
By visiting our interactive model, you can find out where you lie in the Great Britain income distribution, and how many people are better or worse off than you. |
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01 Dec 2002 Public finances Tax and benefit system Inequality and poverty |


