Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2010/11

Annex 3: Where to find more information

Scottish Government websites:

Income and Poverty statistics website

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/incomepoverty

Scotland Performs website (for further information about the SG Solidarity Target and National Indicators)

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms

Uses of the data: In response to the UK Statistics Authority's (UKSA) report http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/assessment/assessment-reports/index.html the Scottish Government were required to identify and document the ways in which these statistics are used. More information on this can be found via the following link: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/income-data-sources

Scottish Government Tackling Poverty website includes information about what they Scottish Government is doing to reduce poverty and income inequality.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/tackling-poverty

Confidence limits surrounding Scotland poverty estimates:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/Methodology#a6

High Level Summary of Statistics (Social and Welfare) http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare

For further information on all Scottish Government statistics

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/statistics/

UK Government websites:

Family Resources Survey, Department for Work and Pensions

http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/frs/

Households Below Average Income, Department for Work and Pensions (methodology and UK estimates)

http://statistics.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=hbai

UK Government action on child poverty

http://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/families/childpoverty

Local Authority level analysis and other geographies in Scotland

The figures presented here are from a sample survey which limits the analysis possible at smaller geographical areas. A few analyses are published for areas below Scotland level, (e.g. poverty in rural and urban areas and in deprived areas), however it is not possible to produce reliable estimates at Local Authority level from this source. Estimates of poverty in rural and urban areas and in deprived areas will be updated on the income and poverty statistics website soon after publication of this report.

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty/CoreAnalysis

The Scottish Government are aware of the demand for Local Authority (LA) level poverty figures and are carrying out work to improve the quality of income information recorded by the Scottish Household Survey with the aim of producing LA level estimates. Initial estimates were published from this work in August 2010 and are classified as "data being developed" because they are undergoing quality assurance work and are published for the purpose of helping in this QA work and should not be treated as official statistics. For further detail and to comment on these data, see the Relative poverty across Scottish local authorities publication or contact the income and poverty statistics team on 0131 244 0794 or social-justice-analysis@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.

On the income and poverty website there is also a data sources and suitability page which discusses some of the main data sources available to researchers interested in income and poverty in Scotland and their strengths and weaknesses. This discusses some of the indicators which are currently available at local authority level to find out about income and poverty in Scotland.

A National Statistics Publication for Scotland

This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards as set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from political interference.

Further information about National Statistics can be viewed on the Scottish Government Statistics website at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/topics/statistics/about.

Contact details

Anne MacDonald, Martin Macfie and Leigh Rafferty - Income and poverty statistics

Telephone - 0131 244 0034

Release date and next update

These figures were published on the 14^th June 2012. They are due to be updated in May/June 2013.

Feedback

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