better-off

Example Sentences

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Separate figures show that, since the start of 2020, more branches have closed in poorer parts of the UK than in better-off areas.

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It shows that - at least in theory - the poorest households in Scotland have more disposable income than their counterparts in England and Wales, while better-off ones have comparatively less.

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But the independent Institute for Fiscal Studies said the change would "encourage a relatively small number of better-off workers to stay in the workforce a bit longer" and was "unlikely to have a big effect on overall employment".

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The concern that grammar schools have become the preserve of better-off families has led to pressure for change.

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Better-off parents were keen not to lose the advantage they had gained by paying for their children to have tutoring, while poorer parents needed convincing that their children would be welcome at the school, he said.

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