Causes of wealth inequality Flashcards
1
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Unemployment
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The current unemployment rate is 4.3%.
2
Q
Low wages
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There’s around 14 million people in poverty but under 2 million of them are unemployed.
3
Q
Education
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Students in England must pay around £9000 in tuition fees per year.
4
Q
Age
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Around 14 million people are in poverty including 8.1 million people in working families.
5
Q
Geography
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8 out of 10 UK authorities suffering the sharpest child poverty increases from 2015 to 2018 were in the North East.
6
Q
Gender
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By age 64 the average gender pay wealth gap is 42%
