New data: A $1m gap between rich and poor opens up in a decade PLUS: The first data in 20 years on who receives inheritances The IDEA Charitable Trust, September 26, 2025. Read in app Summary: In absolute dollar terms, the disparity between the richest and poorest fifths of households has risen significantly in the last ten years, new data shows The house-price boom, meanwhile, has raised the wealth share of the middle classes compared to the 1%, although this effect may be t