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Income distribution in Germany: Real income on the rise since 1991 but more people with low incomes

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Weekly Report 8 (2018) 21, pp. 181-190

remained high. These are the findings of the present study based on data from the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) study. The risk-of-poverty … rate was 16.8 percent in 2015, in comparison to around 11 percent in the mid-1990s. The risk-of-poverty rate among the … migration background - those who were born in a foreign country and then migrated to Germany. The increase in the risk-of-poverty …

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Real incomes increasing, low-income rate decreasing in individual age groups

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan - In: DIW Weekly Report 10 (2020) 17/18, pp. 231-239

immigration. This development is reflected in private household income, which has increased by 12 percent over the same period …

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Income inequality in Germany stagnating over the long term, but decreasing slightly during the coronavirus pandemic

Grabka, Markus M. - In: DIW Weekly Report 11 (2021) 17/18, pp. 125-133

Both wages and needs-adjusted household income increased by ten percent between 2013 and 2018, benefiting all income groups. Wage inequality has been declining for many years and has now again reached the level of the early 2000s. At the same time, the low-wage sector shrank by two percentage...

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Nearly 1.1 million people in Germany use food banks, single and separated parents in particular at an above-average frequency

Grabka, Markus M.; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW Weekly Report 12 (2022) 39, pp. 239-244

accordingly, over two thirds of them are at risk of poverty. The structural causes of poverty must be addressed to ensure that … food banks do not reach their limit. Increasing the standard rate for welfare benefits and providing targeted support …

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