Written questions

Social Mobility: Low Incomes

Commons · Question 43527 · Tabled 2 Apr 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 10 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Ranger

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to (a) reduce income inequality and (b) improve social mobility for people from lower-income backgrounds.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 10 Apr 2025

Distributional analysis shows that the expected impacts of government decisions from Autumn Budget 2024 onwards are progressive and benefit households in the lowest income deciles the most, on average, as a percentage of income in 2028-29.The Government i...