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State of the nation report: poverty, worklessness and welfare dependency in the UK

Cabinet Office HM Government 5 May 2017

Children & Families Communities Disabilities Equalities Ethnic minorities Health and wellbeing Housing and homelessness Older people Poverty / Cost of Living Public sector Workforce, employment and training

This report sets out a comprehensive assessment of poverty in the UK in 2010. The UK Coalition Government will use it to inform policy decisions as it advances its aims of tackling poverty and improving life chances. The report considers progress against a broad range of poverty and deprivation indicators. These include income poverty, income inequality, indebtedness, unemployment and inactivity, educational and health inequalities, family structure and community breakdown.

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Last modified on 6 June 2017

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