Insight
Which children are most likely to be in poverty in the UK?
The government published its child poverty strategy on 5 December 2025. The latest data shows 31% of children were in relative poverty after housing costs in 2024/25.
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Research Briefing
Income inequality in the UK
This briefing covers trends in income inequality, the impact of the rising cost of living, and inequality between regions, ethnic groups and disability status.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Public sector employment
This page provides constituency-level data on the number and percentage of public sector employees in Great Britain.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Wages
Interactive dashboard providing constituency-level data on wages, expressed as the median gross weekly pay for full-time employees.
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Research Briefing
Women and the UK economy
This briefing covers women’s participation in business and the labour market, including breakdowns by industry, occupation, region, ethnicity and disability.
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Research Briefing
National Minimum Wage statistics
This briefing looks at trends in UK National Minimum Wages, minimum wage jobs and how the UK compares internationally.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Household financial resilience is slowly improving
Household financial resilience has been improving but the labour market continues to weaken. Inflation increased in December but is expected to fall in 2026.
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Insight
Economic update: Household financial resilience is slowly improving
Household financial resilience has been improving but the labour market continues to weaken. Inflation increased in December but is expected to fall in 2026.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
The bill would remove the two-child limit, which restricts additional support for children in Universal Credit to the first two children in a household
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Insight
Deep material poverty: How many children are going without essentials?
A child is in deep material poverty if they lack access to at least four of 13 essentials, such as a damp-free home, fresh food, and comfortable clothes.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Budget 2025: Background briefing
Ahead of the 2025 Autumn Budget on 26 November, this briefing looks at the economic situation, economic forecasts and the public finances.
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Research Briefing
The gender pay gap
This briefing paper provides statistics on the size of the gender pay gap in the UK and how it varies by factors such as age, occupation and location.
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Research Briefing
Deprivation in English constituencies, 2025
This paper looks at relative levels of deprivation across constituencies in England, including which constituencies have become more deprived or less deprived relative to other areas.
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Research Briefing
Wealth in Great Britain
An increase in pension wealth has led to a slight increase in median household wealth in 2020 to 2022. The Gini coefficient for Great Britain was 0.59.
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Debate Pack
Government support for disadvantaged communities
A Westminster Hall debate on government support for disadvantaged communities is scheduled for Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 9:30am. The debate will be led by Sureena Brackenridge MP.
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