Low-income households in Britain are more vulnerable to recession than they were before the financial crisis, the Resolution Foundation has warned, amid the mounting risks of a Brexit downturn.
According to the thinktank, a decade of weak wage growth has left the poorest UK households and middle-income families less prepared for another downturn. It also warned the gradual dismantling of the benefits system under the policy of austerity imposed over the past decade by Conservative-led governments has left people without the same degree of support.
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This article references research using data in the UK Data Service collection:
Family Expenditure Survey
Family Resources Survey
Households Below Average Income
Labour Force Survey
Living Costs and Food Survey
Wealth and Assets Survey