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Second earners and in-work poverty in the EU

Dual or multiple earnership has been considered an important factor to prevent in-work poverty. The aim of this paper is to quantify the impact of second earnership on the risk of in-work poverty and the role of the tax-benefit systems in moderating this risk. Our analysis refers to 2014 and employs EU-SILC data and […]

An intergenerational audit for the UK

[…] for young people are unlikely to be reversed in any significant way. And neither the youth home ownership uptick nor rising pension contributions can counteract the larger impact of passive wealth increases for those who have defined benefit pensions or were already home owners. As well as what it feels like to progress into […]

Taking stock: report for the Scottish Poverty and Inequality Commission

[…] wide range of data sources to take a long, hard look at both the scale and distribution of housing wealth in Scotland over time. In light of the evidence, we then reflect on a number of ways that Scottish policy makers could address the growing concerns about the scale and impact of housing wealth inequality.

Modelling the distribution of mortgage debt

[…] macroeconomic scenarios for the housing market, lenders’ and borrowers’ behaviour, and different calibrations of macroprudential policy interventions in a consistent way. This, in turn, allows us to take a forward-looking view about potential risks stemming from the distribution of mortgage debt, as well as assess the impact of potential macroprudential policies in a forward-looking manner.

Measuring poverty 2019 – results tables: 2019 release

[…] poverty. In line with the Commission’s wider measurement framework, data are provided for the depth and persistence of poverty as well as the wider factors that can impact on the lives of people in poverty (Lived Experience Indicators). The tables also include disaggregated data for children, pension-age adults and working-age adults. The figures are […]