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Family Resources Survey: technical note on UK income data sources

Information about the sources DWP uses for earnings data and a description of how the survey complements these sources.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 21 October 2010

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UK income data sources and comparison bewtween the new benefit cap and average income: technical note

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This note describes several data sources that provide information on earnings data, at an individual, family and household level, and how the Family Resources Survey (FRS) complements other sources. It also describes how median net earned income for working families was calculated for the 2010 Spending Review.

Published 21 October 2010