On every approach, a doubling of the incomes of all households would reduce the number of people in poverty.

A problem with the absolute approach to poverty is deciding what items to put on the list.

) A problem with the relative approach to poverty is deciding what percentage of average incomes to use

A problem with hybrid approaches to poverty is deciding exactly what to include

More children are in households which find it harder to survive than was the case ten years ago

Many children are in households whose incomes are lower than they were ten years ago

The incomes of poorer families have risen less over the last ten years than the incomes of average families

The very poorest households are poorer than they were ten years ago

The fact that means-tested transfers may create an unemployment trap

The fact that housing is covered by separate benefits

The fact that some people may become benefit-reliant

The fact that some people do not claim benefits to which they are entitled

Economic growth solves the economic problem

Economic growth can be helped by having new technology

Economic growth can be helped with more education

Economic growth can be helped by using tidal power

Nominal GDP and GDP at current prices

Real GDP and GDP at constant prices

The base period and the reference period

Changes in real GDP and the GDP deflator