UK income and wealth inequality are high and wealth inequality is rising. London is the richest city in the UK, but has the highest concentrations of people in poverty, and of children needing free school meals, crowded into poor boroughs. Edinburgh is the richest city in Scotland, but 80,000 people live in poverty, including 1 in 4 children, and the gap between the rich and poor is the highest in Scotland. Both cities have enormous housing wealth and a housing crisis. What is the new normal going to be? If phrases like ‘levelling up’ and ‘building back better’ are to mean anything, it must be a focus on human welfare – social justice, equality, good jobs, sustainability and resilience for people and planet.
Most affected groups
Carers
People who were shielding
Key workers
Young people: 18-34
People with a disability BAME people
Main priorities
Contact details
Peter Kelly (director)
The Poverty Alliance
162 Buchanan Street
Glasgow, G1 2LL
Tel: (44) 141 353 0440
E-mail: peter.kelly (@) povertyalliance.org
Website: www.povertyalliance.org