This report examines how material living standards - most commonly measured by households' incomes - have changed for different groups in the UK, and the consequences that these changes have for income inequality and for measures of deprivation and poverty. This is the 22nd annual report...

We investigate how living standards have changed for different groups in the UK, with a particular focus on the cost of living payments and housing.

Many families have little or no savings to access on a 'rainy day'. We examine the types of families with low savings and what the consequences are.

We investigate recent trends in poverty, and government policies aimed at alleviating it.

What has happened to average incomes, inequality, poverty, jobs and pay since 2009 and since 2019? How does the UK compare internationally?

How have employment, earnings and incomes performed in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK? What drives geographic inequalities within Scotland?