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.

This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in August 2008, together with comparisons with the levels in August 2007 and August 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by Constituency: August 2008 (654 KB , PDF)
This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in August 2008, together with comparisons with the levels in August 2007 and August 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment by Constituency: August 2008 (654 KB , PDF)
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.
Debt levels affect how much households spend. Find the latest data on UK household debt, mortgage rates and insolvencies.
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.