Poverty:measures and targets

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Poverty: measures and targets. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/23.

Household debt: Economic indicators

Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals

This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.
Student loan statistics

Average loan debt and the overall scale of loans have increased over time as the Government has shifted funding for maintenance and teaching to loans. This has led to concerns about the burden of debt, high interest rates and the cost of loans to the taxpayer.