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Office for National Statistics

January 5, 2021

Top 1% has almost £800 billion more wealth than official statistics show

Research by the Resolution Foundation finds that data held by the Office for National Statistics misses almost £800 billion of assets held by the wealthiest one per cent of households
November 23, 2020

Education union calls for action on COVID-19 transmission in schools

Secondary and primary schools were the second and third most commonly reported location by people testing positive for coronavirus.
July 7, 2019

UK productivity now 28 per cent below pre-crisis trend, says Resolution Foundation

UK productivity has fallen 28 per cent below its pre-crisis trend, the Resolution Foundation says, responding to the latest productivity figures from the Office for National Statistics.
March 28, 2019

New statistics show increased inequality in life expectancy

The gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived people in England has widened.
December 20, 2018

Government faces urgent question as homeless deaths top 500 in 2018

Melanie Onn, the Shadow Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government has asked an urgent question in Parliament on statistics relating to the deaths of homeless people.
April 7, 2018

Hospitality and retail sectors key to UK's productivity puzzle, says JRF

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation says the retail and hospitality sectors are key to solving the UK's low-wage, low-productivity problem.
October 17, 2017

UK falls in European child mortality rankings

The UK has fallen significantly in the European Union rankings of neonatal mortality and under-five mortality.
May 17, 2016

Latest figures show one third of UK population experience poverty

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released on 16 May 2016 show 3.9 million people in the UK are in persistent poverty. The figures show one in three people have experienced poverty in recent years, underlinng the precarious nature of work in Britain.
September 29, 2010

My sexuality will not be categorised

The media has been buzzing with reports that the number of gay, lesbian and bisexual people in Britain does not appear to be as high as previously thought. But arguments over the accuracy of the figures suggest that those on both sides are misguided. Categorising people on the basis of their sexual orientation advances neither equality nor our understanding of sexual diversity.