Income Adequacy

UKCAP believes that everyone is entitled to an adequate income. We believe that it is inexcusable that people in one of the richest nations in the world continue to be socially excluded and not have enough money to live in dignity.

Income adequacy is not just about the money in your pocket, but also your access to good services: both of these have an impact on your ability to feel fully included in society. We want everyone to have sufficient income to live well.

We believe that to have a real chance at eradicating poverty, the Government must address income adequacy issues. This is why UKCAP is working with its member organisations to put income adequacy at the heart of Government policy.

Income Adequacy and Participation Event, 8 October 2004

On 8 October 2004, UK Coalition Against Poverty held its first annual conference to discuss projects which were working in participation with decision or policy making organisations and also what work was being done to put Income Adequacy at the heart of Government policies. We held the meeting on 8 October as part of the activities for 17 October UN Eradication of Poverty decade and as such Eileen Devaney, National Coordinator of UKCAP gave a brief talk on the meaning of 17 October and looked at what work had been done since the agreement on 1995.

Read the full report of the day

Government resource: Income and Material Deprivation: As part of their Strategic Analysis Programme, the UK Government's Department for Work and Pensions has produced some research looking into the dynamics of deprivation and the relationship between income and material deprivation over time. You can access a PDF summary of the report by clicking on the link below:

The Dynamics of Deprivation (PDF)