This briefing sets out information on the levels and rates of poverty in the UK, including historical trends and forecasts for future years, as well as poverty by employment status, tenure, ethnic group, disability, region, and constituency.
This briefing gives an overview of rising prices, particularly food, energy and fuel prices. It outlines Government support and how inflation, interest rates and other policies which will affect household budgets.
On 22 September 2022 the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that the Government would introduce legislation to cancel the Health and Social Care Levy.
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This briefing provides an overview of a range of key statutory employment rights in Great Britain, including unfair dismissal, deduction from wages and working time.
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This briefing paper provides an overview of the current product safety regime in the UK.
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The UK introduced a "new points-based immigration system" for work and student visas to coincide with Brexit. How does the system work and what has the impact been on immigration?
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A summary of the latest economic indicators for the regions and nations of the UK.
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A summary of the announcements in the Chancellor's September 2022 fiscal statement and links to analysis and further reading.
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This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.
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Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.
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Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.
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Business and Consumer Confidence: Information on business and consumer confidence surveys, which is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook as well as turning points in the economic cycle.
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Latest statistics on UK's trade performance and balance of payments
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