Analysis of Office for National Statistics figures showed that the average gross income, including benefits, in the group was £9,743 but after tax the figure was £5,132.
The figures for 2012/13 showed that for the poorest 10%, some 13.9% of their gross income went on VAT, 7.2% on council tax and 5.6% on alcohol or tobacco duties.
The top 10% of households paid an average 35% of their gross income in taxes, some £37,287 a year, with income tax accounting for 19.1% of the money paid to the Exchequer.
Liam Purcell, communications and supporter relations manager, Church Action on Poverty told Premier's News Hour what changes to the system he thinks are needed, :"We need fair pay, we need a living wage, we need to make sure that there's a viable safety net there for people and the benefits system doesn't just leave people destitute as it often doing at the moment."
Liam Purcell, Church Action on Poverty:
