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Britain's War on Poverty

This section examines Britain's anti-poverty initiatives under New Labour. Source: Waldfogel, Jane. Britain's War on Poverty. New York: Russell Sage, 2010.
Child Poverty Rate in Britain Versus Other Countries in the Mid-1990s
Government Social Welfare Expenditure As a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product in OECD Countries, 1960, 1975, and 1990 (Countries Ranked by Percentage in 1990)
Income Support Caseload Numbers, 1997 to 2008
Lone-Parent Employment Rate, 1997 to 2008
National Minimum Wage Rates in Britain and the United States, 1999 to 2009
Net Income from Working Thirty Hours per Week at the Minimum Wage in 1998 and 2008
Real Income Growth Under Conservatives and New Labour, by Income Quintile
Share of British Children in Relative Poverty, 1961 to 1997–1998
Share of British Population in Relative Poverty, 1961 to 1997–1998
Share of Families with Children Receiving Work-Related Tax Credits, 1997 to 2008
Share of Lone Parents on Income Support, 1997 to 2008
Trends in Child Poverty in Britain and the United States
Trends in Child Poverty Using the British Government’s Three Official Measures, 1997 to 2008