Family Resources Survey
FRS Latest Release:
The latest national statistics from the Family Resources Survey (FRS) produced by the Department for Work and Pensions were released on 12 May 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 20 May 2010.
Statistics from the FRS cover the United Kingdom for 2009-10.
To access the latest release in full click here (889KB) 
Dataset release
DWP is currently reviewing the security assurances in place regarding the release of the FRS, HBAI and PI special licence datasets. There are concerns that the current security assurances do not satisfy DWP standards. Although the risk of an FRS respondent being identified is low, we want to ensure that appropriate controls are in place. While we do wish to make our data as widely available as possible for reuse, this should not be at the cost of respondents' confidentiality. We are working with the UK Data Archive and are hoping to resolve the remaining issues relating to the release of the Special Licence datasets as soon as possible. We apologise for any inconvenience the delay has caused. The End User Licence versions of the FRS and FRS based datasets are available as usual through the UK Data Archive.
The Family Resources Survey - March 2011
The Family Resources Survey is a major study, sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). It provides facts and figures about the living conditions and resources of people in the UK today.
The Family Resources Survey has been running since 1992. Prior to 2002/03 the survey covered Great Britain; from 2002/03 the survey was extended to cover the UK. The fieldwork for the survey in Northern Ireland is managed by the Department for Social Development (DSDNI) and is currently carried out by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
The contract for fieldwork for the survey in Great Britain has been re-tendered four times, most recently in 2010. A consortium made up of the Office of National Statistics and the National Centre for Social Research won that contract, for 2011-12 to 2014-15 inclusive. As part of the new contract the cost of the survey has reduced, but the Department has sought to retain as far as possible the accuracy of FRS estimates.
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All releases are available here.
Further information on the statistics is available in the Methodology section of the release.
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If you have been asked to take part in the Family Resources Survey and want to know more about it, please visit our respondents' section.
