NEWS BRIEF: Low income adults are more likely to become disabled, ...

Low income adults are more likely to become disabled, according to research charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Using data collected from the British Household Survey, the report said that adults whose incomes placed them in the poorest fifth of the population were two and a half times more likely to become disabled than those in the top fifth. Being and Becoming: Social Exclusion and the Onset of Disability is available at www.jrf.org.uk.