Guidance

Households Below Average Income statistics: release strategy

This release strategy acts as the formal notice of changes to future releases of the Households Below Average Income (HBAI) publication.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 29 January 2026
• Last updated: 25 June 2026 — See all updates

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Households Below Average Income: release strategy

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The strategy describes the potential release of new statistics within the 2025 to 2026 and 2026 to 2027 publication and announces any other developments. 

The HBAI release strategy is not a static document; it will be updated as plans develop, to provide users with details of latest developments.

Published 29 January 2026

Last updated 25 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 25 June 2026

   Adding two new headings. 'Updates to 2018/19 to 2020/21 for administrative-linked data' 'Correction to 2024/25 FRS Council Tax variable'

2. 26 March 2026

   Updated with 2026 to 2027 information.

3. 29 January 2026

   First published.