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Anti-poverty charities call for stronger welfare system to bolster poorer households during Covid-19

POORER households’ ability to cope financially is deteriorating while the wealthy weather the coronavirus storm, according to a study that has sparked calls for a strengthened welfare system.

Some 38 per cent of those on the highest fifth of incomes have had their spending reduced while their incomes have remained the same or even grown, enabling them to strengthen their overall household budget, the Resolution Foundation said.

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