Child Winter Heating Assistance: evaluation report - qualitative research

Appendix 3: Socio-Economic Grouping (SEG) Classifications

Occupation Group – A

• These are professional people, very senior managers in business or commerce or top-level civil servants.
• Retired people, previously grade A job.
• People whose late spouse or civil partner worked in a grade A job.

Occupation Group – B

• Middle Management executives in large organisations, with appropriate qualifications.
• Principal officers in local government and civil service.
• Top management or owners of small business concerns, educational and service establishments.
• Retired people, previously grade B job.
• Retired people whose late spouse or civil partner worked in a grade B job.

Occupation Group – C1

• Junior Management, owners of small establishments, and all others in non-manual positions.
• Jobs in this group have very varied responsibilities and educational requirements.
• Retired people, who worked in a grade C1 job.
• Retired people whose late spouse or civil partner worked in a grade C1 job.

Occupation Group – C2

• Junior Management, owners of small establishments, and all others in non-manual positions.
• Jobs in this group have very varied responsibilities and educational requirements.
• Retired people, who worked in a grade C1 job.
• Retired people whose late spouse or civil partner worked in a grade C1 job.

Occupation Group – D

• All semi-skilled and unskilled manual workers, apprentices and trainees to skilled workers.
• Retired people, who worked in a grade D job and who now receive an occupational pension.
• Retired people whose late spouse or civil partner worked in a grade D job and who now themselves receive a pension based on that job.

Occupation Group – E

• Long term recipients of state benefits.
• Unemployed for more than six months.
• Off sick for six months or more.
• Casual workers and those without a regular income.
• Intermittent workers in receipt of income support.