On Thursday 14 June, the Government will publish the latest figures on the distribution of income and the extent of poverty in the UK. The figures will cover 2010-11, the current coalition government's first year in office, and the first year after the end of the late 2000s recession.
The IFS will then release a fuller report, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the latest figures and recent trends on Friday 15 June. Amongst other things, the report will assess:
- whether the substantial falls in average incomes previously predicted actually occurred;
- how changes in income were distributed across the population;
- the changes in child poverty and, in particular, whether the last Government’s targets for child poverty in 2010-11 were met;
- whether poverty amongst working age adults without children continued its upward trend;
- how material deprivation varies across the population and has changed in recent years.
Going beyond simply describing the data, it will look at the factors driving the changes in incomes and poverty observed, and will look forward to prospects for income growth and poverty over the coming years.
The report will be launched on Friday 15 June at IFS at 10:00 AM. Registration will take place from 9:30AM.
This event is funded by
Speakers
David Phillips
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Robert Joyce
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.
Jonathan Cribb
Jonathan is an Associate Director and Head of Retirement, Savings and Ageing sector, focusing on pensions, savings and later-life economic activity.
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