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OSR publishes its review of income-based poverty statistics
19 May 2021 —
The Office for Statistics Regulation has today published a review of income-based poverty statistics. The concept of poverty means different things to different people, which makes it difficult to define and…
OSR statement on the impact of COVID-19 on the Labour Force Survey
5 February 2021 — Statement
We continue to be impressed by the pace at which organisations have adapted their data collection and dissemination processes to provide necessary information on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting…
OSR launches its review of poverty statistics
20 November 2020 — Announcement
Following on from our blog published earlier this year on the trouble with measuring poverty, we are beginning our review on income-based poverty statistics in the UK. We’ve been working…
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) Publishes its Reviews of UK Benefit Statistics
18 November 2020 — Announcement
OSR has today published a package of reviews concerning UK benefit statistics. This includes a full assessment of Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) benefit statistics for Great Britain and a…
The Office for Statistics Regulation encourages ONS to enhance employment and jobs statistics
26 March 2020 — Press release
Today, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has published its National Statistics assessment report on the employment and jobs statistics produced by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The report…