Public spending by quintiles Flashcards
In 2015, how much in cash terms did the average UK household receive in the form of public services - health, eduication, transport etc
about £7000
What proportion of UK govt. spending goes on the NHS? (2015)
about 20%
Is the average pensioner’s income above or below the UK median income (2015)?
slightly above (was only 86% in the year 2000)
How many individuals in the UK have private medical insurance (2015)?
about 1 million (down from 1.2 million in 2000)
When it comes to NHS spending, do the richest 20% of the UK population receive more or less than the poorest 20%? (2015)
about the sam (in 2000 the poorest quintile received 25% more)
What % of children are privately educated in the UK?
about 7%
For every £1 spent on education for the poorest 20%, how much is spent on educating the richest 20%? (2015)
about 48p - and has been getting steadily more progressive as higher education has shifted from being the heavily subsidised privilege of the few to a service for the many. Thus trend will continue in 2016 as the school leaving age rises to 18 - as it was usually the poorest who left school early.
Do rail subsidies benefit rich and poor equally?
No, the rich travel more on trains (top 20% travel about 1500 mpy on trains as opposed to about 300 mpy for poorest 20%)
What about road transport subsidies? Do they benefit the poor more?
No. Road subsidies = £8 billion a year and the richest 20% drive on average 3 x as many miles as the poorest 20%.. The poorest use buses 2 x as much, but bus subsidies are small potatoes.
