Reasons why income/wealth inequalities exist

Question 1

Unemployment 2

Answer 1

4.2% of the uk population, have a very limited income which is provided by the benefits system

Question 2

Unemployment 2

Answer 2

People who are unemployed will receive job seekers allowance which equates to £67.20 per week (24 or under), 25 or over you can get up to £84.80 per week.

Question 3

Unemployment 4

Answer 3

On uc a single adult over 23 will receive £324.84 per week. which falls well short of average earnings and as a consequence many claimants.have gone with out some essentials such as an adequate diet or healthy.

Question 3

Unemployment 3

Answer 3

In January 2022 there were over 5.6 million people on universal credit across the uk

Question 4

Low pay 1

Answer 4

National minimum wage (NMW) which is £10.42 an hour for these over the age of 23

Question 5

Low pay 2

Answer 5

65.9% of children and working age adults in poverty in 2019/20 lived in families where at least one adult was working part time or more.

Question 6

Low pay 3

Answer 6

More significant that unemployment (4%) whereas low pay impacts 5% of workers.

Question 7

Insecure work 1

Answer 7

Zero hour contracts are very common in sectors such as retail, the care sector and seasonal working

Question 8

Insecure work 2

Answer 8

Women in the uk are nearly twice as likely as men to be “trapped in such severely insecure jobs”.

Question 9

Insecure work 3

Answer 9

Around 3.7 million people in the uk are estimated to be in insecure employment according to Tuc