UK Wealth Gap Widens: Indians Prosper, Pakistanis Decline, LSE Study Reveals

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Moneycontrol•07-01-2026, 11:44
UK Wealth Gap Widens: Indians Prosper, Pakistanis Decline, LSE Study Reveals
- •LSE study reveals sharp rise in wealth for Indian-origin people, steep decline for Pakistanis in UK.
- •Wealth gains since 2012 concentrated among white British and Indian households.
- •Pakistani wealth fell "markedly"; Black African, Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi groups have almost no accumulated wealth.
- •UK-born Indians show clear wealth advantage over non-UK-born Indians and white British.
- •Home ownership and investment holdings are key drivers of widening wealth disparities.
Why It Matters: A new LSE study highlights a growing ethnic wealth divide in the UK, with Indian-origin wealth rising and Pakistani wealth declining.
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