Income gaps between ethnicities still wide

Huge gaps in the living standards between different ethnicities persist and are too often being ignored, a new report says.

Typical Bangladeshi and Pakistani household incomes are a third lower than the white British median and a fifth lower for Black Africans, said the Resolution Foundation.

Despite the findings, the think tank revealed Bangladeshi households experienced the fastest income growth of 38 per cent in real terms between 20023 and 2015, and 28 per cent for Pakistani households.

Male Pakistani and Bangladeshi workers saw median pay increase by 28 per cent since 2001, compared to just 1 per cent for men of other ethnicities.

Adam Corlett, of the foundation, said: “Differences in living standards between ethnicities in Britain too often go ignored. This matters because income gaps are significant and persistent.

“However, we should be encouraged by the fact there have been impressive employment gains seen among Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani men and women.”