The gap between rich and poor in the UK is greater now than at any time in the past 40 years

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The wealth gap Bonuses paid out in the City are worth more than the total income of the lowest-earning 20% of the population

The health gap Life expectancy is 20 years lower in a poor part of Glasgow than in a wealthy area of London

The pay gap FTSE 100 company directors now earn 133 times the average wage

The tax gap People in poverty pay a higher percentage of their income in tax than the highest earners

The poverty premium The poorest pay more for gas and electricity

The credit gap The poorest pay higher interest rates on loans

Asylum destitution The very poorest have no money and no right to work

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Church Action on Poverty is a national ecumenical Christian social justice charity, committed to tackling poverty in the UK. It works in partnership with churches and with people in poverty themselves to find solutions to poverty, locally, nationally and globally.