1. Measuring income and poverty in Scotland Tom Spencer

2. Why? Income data cited in the Housing Need & Demand Assessments Guidance (2008) Planning Authorities need to use income data as part of the evidence included in their HNDAs Need for more advice raised at CHMA stats training events

3. Income data sources Scotland level data Small area data Local authority level data The future

4. Scotland level - Family Resources Survey – child poverty

5. Small area data (1) – Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation Income domain Proportion of income deprived individuals in an area Income deprived = receipt of IS/JSA/PC Based on DWP data Definition of ID changes between SIMDs

6. Small area data (2) – HM Revenue and Customs Child and Working Tax Credit data Used to produce ‘Children in low income households’ for SOAs Can be used to track progress over time (subject to changes to tax credit system) Only people in work or with children

7. Small area data (3) – Commercial datasets SG analysts generally use official (government) data sources Methodology is commercially sensitive so difficult to assess robustness – and we haven’t Users should satisfy themselves that they are suitable for particular purpose SG advice would be to use a variety of sources at local level

8. LA data (1) – Scottish Household Survey SHS collects income data LA level published bi-annually Some definitional differences between SHS and main poverty estimates (esp. random adults)

9. LA data (2) – HM Revenue and Customs tax credits

10. Future developments – Better LA level income data Linking FRS and SHS income estimates Hope to produce robust LA level income and poverty estimates

11. Further information See ‘Data sources and suitability’ http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistic s/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistic s/Browse/Social-Welfare/IncomePoverty Tom Spencer tel: 0131 244 0794 Any questions?