Poverty and Income Inequality in Scotland 2022-25
This report presents estimates of the proportion of people, children, working-age adults and pensioners in Scotland living in poverty, and other statistics on household income and income inequality.
Official statistics in development
These statistics are official statistics in development. Official statistics in development may be new or existing statistics, and will be tested with users, in line with the standards of trustworthiness, quality, and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics.
Results from the Family Resources Survey are undergoing major methodological changes to enhance the use of administrative data through data linkage. To reflect this transition and signal current and upcoming methodological updates, this publication is badged as official statistics in development. The devolved administrations are using the same designation, though DWP’s UK-wide outputs remain accredited official statistics due to their larger sample size and higher confidence levels.
Linking to administrative data will improve data quality over time, although there will be a period of adjustment. The official statistics in development classification is intended to be temporary. It highlights that methods are changing and makes potential revisions transparent.
A letter from the Scottish Government explaining the change in designation is available on the Office for Statistics Regulation website. In addition, future changes are announced in the FRS release strategy which is updated periodically as plans develop.
Scottish Government statistics are regulated by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR). OSR sets the standards of trustworthiness, quality and value in the Code of Practice for Statistics that all producers of official statistics should adhere to.
More information about Scottish Government statistics is available on the Scottish Government website.