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This election briefing note surveys a range of data sources and definitions. It finds strong evidence of an increase in the rate of severe poverty since 2004-05, mirroring a rise in the official poverty rate, although the rate of persistent poverty (i.e. where people remain poor for a number of years) does seem to have fallen under Labour, at least until 2007. But the evidence is less conclusive about whether severe poverty is now higher than when Labour came to power.
Authors
Mike Brewer
Research Fellow
Luke is a Research Fellow at the IFS and his general research interests include education policy, political economy and poverty and inequality.
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Report details
- DOI
- 10.1920/bn.ifs.2010.0090
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
Suggested citation
M, Brewer and D, Phillips and L, Sibieta. (2010). What has happened to 'Severe Poverty' under Labour?. London: Institute for Fiscal Studies. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/what-has-happened-severe-poverty-under-labour (accessed: 3 May 2024).
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