TY - RPRT AU - Jenkins, Stephen P. TI - The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage PY - 2015/Feb/ PB - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) CY - Bonn T2 - IZA Discussion Paper IS - 8835 UR - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8835 AB - This chapter describes the UK income distribution and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. It also includes some comparisons with the income distributions of other rich countries. Multiple perspectives on the distribution are provided: there is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty. KW - inequality KW - poverty KW - affluence KW - income distribution KW - United Kingdom ER -