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UK Workers Face 52-Year Wealth Gap with Richest
10/8/2025
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- Resolution Foundation finds average UK earner would need 52 years to match wealth of the richest 10%, signaling inequality.
- The gap widened from 38 years (2006-08) to 52 years (2020-22), with top wealth at £1.3 million above average.
- Wealth mobility is low, and the 30s-60s gap is £310,000, with regional wealth varying (£290,000 south-east, £110,000 north-east).
