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Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics: statistics on household resources

Assessment report showing how DWP statistics on household resources comply with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

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Assessment of compliance with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics: statistics on household resources

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Details

This assessment report shows how the following sets of DWP statistics comply with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics:

  • Family Resources Survey
  • Households below average income
  • Pensioners’ Income Series
  • Income-related benefits: estimates of take up

The Statistics and Registration Service Act 20072 requires all statistics currently designated as National Statistics to be assessed against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.

Published 7 December 2011