There are plenty of things the Chancellor could be doing to halt the growth of inequality and help some of the 13 million people living in poverty in the UK today

In his Budget, George Osborne claimed inequality is at its lowest level in 28 years. Yet recent research by Oxfam highlights this statement hides a more nuanced and worrying picture. Rachael Orr argues that if the Chancellor is serious about halting the growth of inequality he needs to start listening to some of the 13 million people living in poverty in the UK today.