Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 12
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DWP’s key collections of income-related poverty and wider social deprivation statistics are all published separately.
Conclusion
DWP’s key collections of income-related poverty and wider social deprivation statistics are all published separately. The Office for National Statistics also publishes separate statistics on household income. There is no consolidated publication and no clear narrative setting out how the measures all link together. The current arrangements are a missed opportunity to develop and present a comprehensive and coherent measurement framework which brings core income-related measures of child poverty alongside a wider set of dimensions or social deprivations reflecting the consequences and causes of that poverty. (Paragraph 53) 52 Children in poverty: Measurement and targets
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
Tackling poverty, especially child poverty, is a cross-government priority. DWP is one of several producers of statistical publications on social deprivations and poverty. Other departments including DfE, DHSC and the ONS have responsibility in this space as tackling poverty requires cross-government effort. The Government liaises with various organisations and other countries to draw on the latest available evidence. The ONS are leading on the development of an interactive tool where users can explore the complex landscape of income and earnings statistics in one location.