Household spending in Britain - What can it teach us about poverty? (Paperback, New)

Much of the recent policy debate surrounding poverty in Britain focuses on income as a measure of living standards. In this report we consider one alternative to income for measuring poverty that has been largely overlooked in the mainstream poverty debate in the UK: namely household expenditure. Economic theory suggests that household expenditure is an important measure of financial well-being. Using 30 years of data from household surveys, this report shows the trends in poverty in Britain since the 1970s when household expenditure is used as a measure of financial well-being, rather than household income and investigates how using spending, rather than income, as a measure of well-being alters our view of who is poor. It examines the spending levels of the lowest-income households and analyses whether low-income pensioners' spending on basic and non-basic items increased as a result of the large increases in entitlements to means-tested benefits since 1999. The research will be of interest to civil servant policy-makers, academics and researchers working on poverty issues, and other groups with an interest in anti-poverty policies.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Mike Brewer • Alissa Goodman • Andrew Leicester
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 2mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	48
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-854-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Promotions
LSN:	1-86134-854-1
Barcode:	9781861348548

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