[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library: Briefing Paper: Number 7096, 31 August 2018: Poverty in the UK: statistics

... One such attempt is a major annual research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which estimates Minimum Income Standards (MIS) for different household types in the UK. This involves in- depth ... See full document

... One such attempt is a major annual research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which estimates Minimum Income Standards (MIS) for different household types in the UK. This involves in- depth ... See full document

... researchers have made a number of attempts. Section 2 of Library Research Paper 13/1, Welfare Benefits Uprating Bill, 2013 , gives an overview of the debate. One such attempt is a major annual ... See full document

... in poverty is much lower now than during the 1960s, but poverty rates for children and working-age adults are higher than they were 50 years ...ago. Poverty rates for children, pensioners and ... See full document

... £1.9 billion at the end of 1995-96, £3.6 billion at the end of 1998-99 and £8.4 billion at the end of 2001-02. The increase seen in 2017-18 alone was more than £15 billion. The sale of the final tranche of mortgage style ... See full document

... The number of young people in employment decreased by 25,000 over the past year, while the number who are economically inactive (not in or looking for work) decreased by ... See full document

... Not adjusting for seasonal effects, 157,100 people aged 18-24 were claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance or were claiming Universal Credit and required to seek work in July 2017. This is 2,200 fewer than a year ago. These ... See full document

... significant number of respondents indicated that they disagreed with the proposed changes, but analysis of the related comments revealed that this was because of misunderstanding the effect or raising issues that ... See full document

... at UK schools and colleges, particularly at independent schools. In the first half of the period there was a clear increase in the proportion of state school pupils entering Oxford. This increased from 43% in the ... See full document

... Margaret Hodge: We said in the White Paper, "The Future of Higher Education", that graduates enjoy different returns from different courses and according to the institution attended. Recent research found a 44 ... See full document

... 5.1 Children sexual imagery The CAP Code does not prevent marketers from using images of children but they should do so in a socially responsible manner. On 2 January 2018, rules 4.8 and 4.13 were added to the CAP ... See full document

... There is no ongoing annual official estimate of pupils eligible, but not claiming free school meals. 29 In 2013, the DfE published research on Pupils not claiming free school meals, which updated earlier research ... See full document

... general briefing only and should not be relied on as a substitute for specific ...The House of Commons or the author(s) shall not be liable for any errors or omissions, or for any loss or damage of ... See full document

... The only additional information required was the student’s National Insurance number (a requirement for anyone registering to vote) and to say whether they wanted a postal vote or not. 91 The Higher Education and ... See full document

... The number of applicants who lived in Scotland (and hence were not liable for variable fees at institutions in Scotland) increased by 2% in 2006, compared to a 4% fall among those living in ... See full document

... during the year. Interest rates were only lower in 1993/94 and 2002/03. 29 30 31 The all-items RPI was -0.4% in the year to March 2009. The (then) current regulations stated that if an interest rate is to apply to ... See full document

... The number of young people in employment decreased by 54,000 over the past year, while the number who are economically inactive (not in or looking for work) decreased by ... See full document

... The number of young people in employment increased by 42,000 over the past ...The number who are economically inactive (not in or looking for work) decreased by ... See full document

... The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds (AGE 16- 24) was introduced in February 2012, and provided £1,500 to small businesses hiring young apprentices. In 2013/14 advanced learner loans were ... See full document

... Tuition fee loans are excluded from the chart above. In 2006/07 234,000 new students were awarded tuition fee loans with an average value of £2,740 and a total value of £639 million. A further 153,000 existing students ... See full document