Disabled people, single parents and women have been among the biggest losers under seven years of austerity, according to a report by the equalities watchdog. While the poorest tenth of households will on average lose about 10% of their income by 2022 – equivalent to £1 in every £8 of net income – the richest will lose just 1%, or about £1 in every £250 of net income, the study carried out for the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) reveals.