Report finds top 2% of households have 18% of wealth in Scotland

Richest 2 per cent of Scottish households have 15 per cent of wealth, report finds

THE wealthiest households in Scotland have on average £1.3 million in total wealth, while in comparison the least wealthy had just £7600, a new…

Report finds top 2% of households have 18% of wealth in Scotland

Campaigners at Tax Justice Scotland said the study highlighted the ‘vast scale of unfairness in Scotland’.

Stark statistics highlight wealth gap

New statistics show average wealth remained stable, while wealth inequality remained high. According to the latest data which covers the period during the pandemic, a typical household in Scotland had £239,500 in total wealth, similar to previous years. A typical household in the wealthiest 10% of households had £1.3 million in total wealth, whereas a typical household in the least wealthy 10% of households had £7,600. The least wealthy househol…

Scotland has very long way to go in tackling ‘obscene’ inequality

The publication of the Scottish Government’s Wealth in Scotland report shows the obscene levels of inequality across our country and the need for radical change, say the Scottish Greens. The report revealed that the richest 2% have more combined wealth than 50% of the Scottish population. With the richest 10% nearly 200 times better off than the 10% least well off. The party’s equalities spokesperson, Maggie Chapman said: “The obscene inequalit…