We evaluate the relative merits of income‐and consumption‐based measures of well‐being.
Our results provide evidence that consumption better captures well‐being for those with few …

In 1999, one in four British children lived in poverty—the third highest child poverty rate
among industrialized countries. Five years later, the child poverty rate in Britain had fallen by …

We document that households in the UK with extremely low measured income tend to spend
much more than those with merely moderately low income. This phenomenon is evident …

Destitution in the UK Page 1 Heriot-Watt University Research Gateway Destitution in the UK
Citation for published version: Fitzpatrick, S, Bramley, G, Sosenko, F, Blenkinsopp, J, Johnsen …

Although the multidimensional nature of poverty is widely recognized, the extent to which
monetary measures can serve as a proxy for non‐monetary measures remains unresolved …

Indices of material deprivation are of increasing interest in Britain and the EU as potential
markers of poverty, as an alternative, or complement, to measures of low income. This is the …

A New Understanding of Poverty Page 1 A New Understanding of Poverty Electronic copy
available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1750203 Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1750203 …

Official statistics tend to rely on a headcount approach to poverty measurement,
distinguishing 'the poor'from the 'non-poor'on the basis of an anchored threshold. Invariably …

This chapter presents a picture of advantage and disadvantage in Britain using the lens
provided by the most commonly used measure of individuals' material well-being, the …

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has supported this project as part of its programme of
research and innovative development projects, which it hopes will be of value to …