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Poverty, wealth and income inequality in Scotland

This section gives information on Poverty, Personal Wealth, and Income Inequality in Scotland. It also provides information on social security statistics.

  • Poverty presents the latest official statistics on poverty in Scotland. There is a range of evidence which explores various aspects of poverty in more depth.

  • Personal Wealth presents the latest analysis of the ownership of personal wealth in Scotland.

  • Income Inequality presents the evidence on income inequality in Scotland and the Solidarity Target.

  • Social security statistics provides information on the Scottish Welfare Fund and Discretionary Housing Payments in Scotland.                                                              

Poverty, wealth and income inequality

Click on the links below to find information on

Poverty in Scotland                              Personal wealth in Scotland                    Income inequality in Scotland

Scottish Welfare Fund Statistics         Discretionary Housing Payments            Social Security for Scotland 

Latest information

Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland: 2014-17 was published on 22 March 2018. 

Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland: 2014-17

Persistent Poverty in Scotland: 2010-2016 was published on 22 March 2018.

Persistent Poverty in Scotland: 2010-2016

Wealth and Assets in Scotland, 2006 to 2014 was published Tuesday 14th February 2017.

Wealth and Assets in Scotland, 2006 to 2014

You may also be interested in

  • Equality in Scotland presents evidence on poverty by the equality characteristics.

  • The SIMD presents evidence on deprivation by place.     

                         Equality in Scotland                                     Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation

 

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