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One of the most shocking manifestations of the lack of fairness in our society is that people with different levels of income and other social circumstances experience avoidable differences in health, with the better off living longer lives in better health than the disadvantaged. This has little to do with the provision of health services or people’s individual lifestyle choices; instead, some people are dying (or becoming ill) years younger than they should because of poverty, poor-quality housing, and low-paid or unstable jobs. These factors damage their mental and physical health in a variety of ways, for example by increasing their stress levels and blood pressure and by weakening their immune systems.
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Benefits are falling in real terms
Benefits are falling in real terms
Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
Disadvantage undermines people’s capabilities and opportunities
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
High levels of inequality lead to low levels of social mobility
Higher levels of inequality make a wide range of social problems worse for everyone
Higher levels of inequality make a wide range of social problems worse for everyone
Levels of trust and social cohesion are low
Levels of trust and social cohesion are low
Levels of wellbeing are declining
Levels of wellbeing are declining
Millions are unable to afford decent housing 
Millions are unable to afford decent housing
Public services are often worse in deprived areas
Public services are often worse in deprived areas
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to environmental inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to health inequalities
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to more crime and less effective criminal justice
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
Socio-economic inequality leads to political inequality
The best way to become wealthy is to be wealthy already
The best way to become wealthy is to be wealthy already
The nature of poverty is changing
The nature of poverty is changing
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder
The rising costs of living hit poorer households harder
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
The structure of our economy leads to huge regional inequalities
The tax system could be designed to be more progressive
The tax system could be designed to be more progressive
There are still high levels of tax evasion and avoidance
There are still high levels of tax evasion and avoidance
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality
Wealth inequality is much larger than income inequality
Wealth is taxed at much lower rates than income
Wealth is taxed at much lower rates than income
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Wealth
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Poverty
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Living standards
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Secondary school
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Higher education
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Graduate outcomes
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Executive pay
Equal pay
Equal pay
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Low pay
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Income tax
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Housing quality
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Health outcomes
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Carbon emissions
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