Constituency dashboard
Use the interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics including unemployment, house prices and election results
Inheritance Tax : a basic guide
This Commons Library briefing provides a summary description of the structure of inheritance tax (IHT) and the main reliefs which are available.
UK Labour Market Statistics
This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Youth unemployment statistics
This paper presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other EU countries.
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Research Briefing
Employment – National: Key Economic Indicators
A summary of the latest data on employment in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Average Earnings: Key Economic Indicators
Average Earnings: Regularly updated data on average weekly earnings, including breakdowns by public and private sectors.
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Research Briefing
Income tax allowances for married couples
In general married couples are taxed as individuals, though a minority of older couples & civil partners may still claim a 'married couple's allowance'. Since 6 April 2015 individuals have been entitled to transfer part of their personal tax allowance to their spouse or civil partner, if neither they nor their partner are higher rate taxpayers.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) for the UK and by parliamentary constituency.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment – International Comparisons: Key Economic Indicators
Unemployment: International Comparisons: Data on harmonised unemployment rates for major international economies.
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Research Briefing
VAT on tourism
This briefing gives a short introduction to the way VAT works, and the significance that EU VAT law has had for setting VAT rates, before discussing the campaign for a lower VAT rate on tourist services, and the introduction of a temporary reduced VAT rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions which applied from July 2020 to March 2022.
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Research Briefing
Fuel poverty in the UK
Record energy price rises have led to concern that more families will be drawn into ever deeper fuel poverty. This briefing at how fuel poverty varies across the UK, policies to address fuel poverty, and stakeholder comment on the issue.
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Research Briefing
Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators
Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
To support the self-employed through the coronavirus outbreak the Government has introduced the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).
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Research Briefing
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]: Progress of the Bill
This briefing analyses the parliamentary progress of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL], which received royal assent on 28 April 2022.
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