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FRS survey documents

Date published: 14 March 2017

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The Family Resources Survey (FRS) is a study of the living standards and circumstances of people living in the UK today, including Northern Ireland.

The study provides vital information which helps the Government develop and monitor policies that help everyone, from single people and families with children, to those with caring responsibilities and older people. The FRS was launched in Great Britain in October 1992 for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). In April 2002 the survey was extended to Northern Ireland is carried out by Central Survey Unit on behalf of the Department for Communities (DfC).

The primary purpose of the FRS is to provide the Department for Communities (DFC) with data to inform the development, monitoring and evaluation of social welfare policy. The survey is used by many other government departments and is used for tax and benefit policy modelling by HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs. The FRS is also used extensively by academics and research institutes for social and economic research.

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Documents

  • Family Resources survey letter to households Adobe PDF (149 KB)
  • Survey information leaflet Adobe PDF (729 KB)
  • Privacy information statement Adobe PDF (171 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Български Adobe PDF (286 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - 粵語 Adobe PDF (462 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Magyar nyelvű Adobe PDF (282 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Ghaeilge Adobe PDF (231 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Lietuvišką Adobe PDF (279 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - 普通话 Adobe PDF (340 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Polskim Adobe PDF (236 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - українська Adobe PDF (254 KB)
  • Family Resources survey letter to households - Ulster-Scotch Adobe PDF (120 KB)

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