Living standards and inequality

Publication type

Report

Series Number

R262

Series

IFS Report Series

Authors

Publication date

July 15, 2023

Summary:

We examine recent trends in households’ living standards, with a particular focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–21 and 2021–22.

Subjects

Link

https://ifs.org.uk/publications/living-standards-and-inequality-chapter

Notes

Uses Understanding Society data (not Understanding Society - COVID-19 Study, 2020)

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