In this commentary for the Financial Times, Robert Joyce summarises his analysis of recent data on household incomes from the government’s Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series.

Authors

Robert Joyce
Robert Joyce

Deputy Director

Robert is a Deputy Director. His work focuses on primarily on the labour market, income and wealth inequality, and the design of the welfare system.

Comment details

Publisher
Financial Times

Suggested citation

Joyce, R. (2014). It is pensioners, rather than the rich, who are growing richer. [Comment] Financial Times. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/it-pensioners-rather-rich-who-are-growing-richer (accessed: 19 April 2024).

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