Research and analysis

Review of the UK Material Deprivation Measures

This report contains the findings and recommendations from a review of the UK material deprivation measures.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 21 March 2024
• Last updated: 12 April 2024 — See all updates

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This review was conducted by the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics and Political Science and commissioned by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This followed recommendations made by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) to DWP to review the current set of questions which underpin UK material deprivation measures and determine a way to compare material deprivation across groups.

The aims of the review were to explore:

• which material deprivation items for families with children, families with working-age adults and families with pensioners should be included in the Family Resources Survey (FRS)
• the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches for determining who is materially deprived
• the advantages and disadvantages of developing a core set of questions for the whole population alongside measures aimed at working-age adults, children and pensioners
• whether the advantages of updating the material deprivation measures outweigh the disadvantages

Published 21 March 2024
Last updated 12 April 2024 + show all updates

1. 12 April 2024

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2. 21 March 2024

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