Income And Wealth Inequalities Flashcards
Unemployment rate from 2019-2020
The unemployment rate in the UK rose from 3.7% in 2019 to 4.3% in 2020
Main benefit for people that are unemployed
Universal credit, in which an adult over the age of 25 will receive approximately £325 per week
Trend in unemployment rate over the last decade
The unemployment rate has been falling. For example, in 2011 the unemployment rate was 8%. This has nearly halved to 4.1% as of 2021
One problem for employees on zero hour contracts
1 in 5 zero hour workers also said that they would be penalized if they were not available to work even with very short notice
Where are zero hour contracts most common
Zero hour contracts are most common in sectors such as care and retail. These are often dominated by women
Who is worst affected by zero hour contracts
Woman are twice as likely to be employed on a zero hour contract than men. This is shown as the poverty rate was highest for single mothers at 36%
How many people are on zero hour contracts
There are an estimated 3.7 million people in the UK employed on this type of contract
The chances of better education attainment are closely linked to poverty. Example.
Pupils from the poorest 20% of households are three times more likely to leave school with no higher qualifications, compared to the richest 20%
Poverty rate trend with educational attainment
In 2018/19 the poverty rate was lowest for those qualified to a degree level(13%) compared to those with no degree (23%) and those with no qualifications who had a poverty rate of 44%
One government policy to reduce educational attainment gap at primary school level
Free school meals have been introduced for pupils in p1 to p5 costing the government £28 million per year
One government policy to reduce educational attainment gap at uni level
Scottish government provide free University tuition. English students pay up to £9,250 for tuition. 40% of English population have degree level qualification compared to 50% of Scotlands population
Percentage of pupils achieving Nat 5’s
82.7% of pupils from the least deprived areas achieved 5 or more Nat 5’s compared to just 46.5% from the most deprived areas
