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This Briefing Note provides projections of income poverty among children and working-age adults in the UK under current tax and benefit policies. We also estimate the direct impact on poverty of tax and benefit reforms announced by the coalition government. Projections are produced for each year between 2010-11 and 2013-14.

Authors

Mike Brewer

Mike Brewer

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.

Report details

DOI
10.1920/bn.ifs.2010.00115
Publisher
IFS

Suggested citation

Brewer, M and Joyce, R. (2010). Child and working-age poverty from 2010 to 2013. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/child-and-working-age-poverty-2010-2013 (accessed: 19 April 2024).

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