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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vicky Shaw

Average incomes for richest and poorest fell during first year of lockdown

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Income inequality fell slightly in the first year of coronavirus lockdown measures, as the average disposable incomes of the richest and poorest fifth of UK households both fell.

While the fifth richest households saw a reduction of £957 in their mean average household disposable income, the poorest fifth witnessed a corresponding reduction of £568, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

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