Responses to wealth inequalities

Question 1

Point 1- Abolishing tuition fees in Scotland

Answer 1

Englands average student loan debt is £45000 while Scotland’s is £15000

Question 2

Point 2- National Minimum Wage

Answer 2

The gander pay gap fell from 27% in 1999 (when NMW was introduced) to 15% in 2019.

Question 3

Point 3- Universal Crédit

Answer 3

The average unemployment rate in 2013 as 8% and dropped to 4% by 2018.

Question 4

Rebuttal 1- attainment gap in Scotland

Answer 4

The gap between those in the most deprived areas and the least deprived getting into University is at its widest since 2018 at 14.4 percentage points.

Question 5

Rebuttal 2- NMW isn’t enough for people to get out of poverty.

Answer 5

An analysis in 2018 found that workers on NMW would need to work for an extra 6 weeks to cover their everyday living costs.

Question 6

Rebuttal 3- claimants faced problems with their money,

Answer 6

1 in 10 claimants received their money late and not in full amount.