Work and Welfare

On this page you’ll find our work on statistics relating to work and welfare, such as employment, benefits and labour market statistics. This includes employment/unemployment rates, earnings, labour market participant and welfare systems such as Universal Credit.

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Ed Humpherson to Liz McKeown and Jennet Woolford: Accreditation status of Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey statistics 

Dear Liz and Jen,  Accreditation status of statistics derived from the Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey  Thank you for your letter setting out ONS’s proposed approach to statistics derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS), and for…

Steve Ellerd-Elliott to Ed Humpherson: family resources survey statistics

Dear Ed,  Family Resources Survey transformation I am writing to update you on the Family Resources Survey (FRS) transformation and the forthcoming FRS-based poverty and income statistics due for publication on 26 March 2026. I also note the letters from the Chief Statisticians in…

Ed Humpherson to Steve Ellerd-Elliott: family resources survey statistics

Dear Steve  Family resources survey transformation and poverty and income statistics Thank you for your detailed letter updating the progress of the Family Resources Survey (FRS) transformation programme and the forthcoming FRS-based poverty and income statistical releases due for publication on 26 March…

Ed Humpherson to Stephanie Howarth: suspension of accredited official statistics

Dear Stephanie, Thank you for your letter of 9th March outlining the context around the methodological developments to the Family Resources Survey (FRS) and their implications for your forthcoming report on Relative Income Poverty for Wales. Given the scale and…