Gregg, Paul, Waldfogel, Jane and Washbrook, Elizabeth (2005) Expenditure patterns post-welfare reform in the UK: are low-income families starting to catch up? CASEpaper (99). Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London, UK.
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Abstract
In this paper we provide evidence on how the UK government’s welfare reforms since 1998 have affected the material well-being of children in low-income families. We examine changes in expenditure patterns and ownership of durable goods for low- and higher-income families between the pre-reform period (1995-1998) and the post-reform period (2000-2003), using data from the Family Expenditure Survey. The methodological approach is a difference-in-difference-in-difference analysis that exploits the fact that age variation in the reforms favoured low-income families over higher-income ones and families with children age under 11 over those with older children. We find that low-income families with children are catching up to more affluent families, in their expenditures and their possession of durable goods. Moreover, expenditures on child-related items are increasing faster than expenditures on other items.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Discussion Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case |
| Additional Information: | © 2005 Paul Gregg, Jane Waldfogel and Elizabeth Washbrook |
| Divisions: | Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare and Poverty J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J1 - Demographic Economics > J18 - Public Policy |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jul 2008 11:11 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 18:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6259 |
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