Wealth inequality remains almost twice as high as income inequality
COVID-19 to expose wealth gap among Brits: research. Source: shutterstock.com
According to LearnBonds, the wealth gap between the richest and poorest households grew by over £370,000 between 2006 to 2018, hitting £1.4 million.
Wealth gaps across the UK have also increased. For instance, London and the South East account for 38% of all wealth in 2016-18, compared to 32% in 2006-08.
At the same time, lower-income households are twice as likely as rich households to increase their debt during the pandemic.
The report states that a typical worker in a shut-down sector of the economy had average savings of just £1,900. That’s far less than the average savings of someone who has been able to work remotely during the lockdown.
Meanwhile, 24% of poorer workers are worried about making ends meet if they lost those jobs for a month, compared to 17% among those working from home.
We’ve reported that due to the fact that markets recover amid the COVID-19 pandemic, US billionaires expanded their wealth by over $406 billion.
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