Source · Select Committees · Work and Pensions Committee
Recommendation 28
28
Paragraph: 106
DWP and the Office for National Statistics both have survey and statistical research projects on...
Conclusion
DWP and the Office for National Statistics both have survey and statistical research projects on income. There is a risk that these overlap, reducing the quality of the overall data collected and contributing to reduced clarity in Government reporting of poverty data.
Paragraph Reference:
106
Government Response
Not Addressed
HM Government
Not Addressed
The Government continually considers ways to strengthen and improve its statistical publications in line with the UKSA Code of Practice for Statistics, and as detailed in the GSS income and Earnings Coherence work plan and the Cross-Government Income and Earnings Coherence Steering Group, chaired by the ONS, will continue to liaise with OSR on this work.