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May 2009
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Income inequality hit record high before the recession started
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Authors: Mike Brewer, Alastair Muriel, David Phillips and Luke Sibieta

Poverty and inequality both increased for a third successive year in 2007-08, with the incomes of poorer households falling in real terms since the last election while those of richer households increased, according to official statistics released today.

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