Exploring the link between demographic change and poverty in the UK

Abstract

The relationship between demographic change and poverty has been the subject of intense scholarly debate for over two centuries. The evidence on the link between population change and economic growth is inconclusive. However, the association between demographic characteristics such as gender, age, disability, ethnicity and particular family structures and poverty is well-established. Lone parent families and single older pensioners are particularly at risk of poverty. However policy also needs to reflect the growth diversity of family forms, with increasing numbers of parents choosing to cohabit rather than marry, the growth of hidden families as adult children increasingly co-reside with their parents well into their 20s and 30s, and an increase in single men living alone in mid-life who have never partnered or had children.

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ORCID for Jane Falkingham: orcid.org/0000-0002-7135-5875

ORCID for Maria Evandrou: orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-9358

ORCID for Athina Vlachantoni: orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-3057

ORCID for Teresa McGowan: orcid.org/0009-0002-9231-3743

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