Family Resources Survey
The Family Resources Survey is a long running timeseries on the income and living conditions of households in the UK.
Finance
Our research speaks to fundamental questions that are facing society, covering employment, poverty, welfare, pensions, tax and income.
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Exploring customer perceptions of personalised digital prompts
Understanding whether, and how, personalised prompts can help customers get their tax right the first time.
Using HMRC educational messaging on third party platforms
Understanding whether, and how, messaging on third party platforms could support customers to get tax right.
Funding the UK’s Future Investments – a Citizens’ Jury
We asked a jury reflective of the UK population how the UK’s future investments should be funded
Public attitudes to benefit fraud and error
A review of changes over time in public perception of fraud and error in the welfare system and how the government tackles it.
Why are disabled people among those most likely to need food banks?
The Trussell Trust commissioned ScotCen to conduct a study exploring drivers of food insecurity among disabled people across the UK.
Understanding HMRC customer appetite for dealing with their taxes online
This study presents the findings of a random probability survey with HMRC customers on their preferred channels for engaging with HMRC.
BSA 40: Poverty
How have attitudes to welfare changed over the past decade?
The Hidden Economy in the UK
Working alongside HMRC, NatCen carried out a second wave of research into the Hidden Economy in the UK
Society Watch 2023: The Price We Pay - the social impact of the cost of living crisis
The Society Watch series provides a snapshot of what life is like for people in Britain today.