Data blog

Through charts, graphics, and interactive maps and calculators, our data blog brings together engaging, interactive information about the key issues affecting children and young people's lives.

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Downing Street sign
Calculate what the autumn statement means for families
How will changes announced during the autumn statement affect struggling families' benefits? Find out - use our calculator.
06 December 2012, 1 comment
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
a graphic that shows a small family standing above 3 downward-facing arrows
The state of support for families seeking protection in the UK
Around 20,000 people, including unaccompanied children, seek asylum in the UK. The level of support they receive is being discussed in parliament
19 November 2012
David Hounsell, Economic Adviser
Policy team
a red line on a chart
Use our new calculator to track the shifting poverty line
Our new calculator allows you to get an idea of what the poverty line looks like for a given family type in any year from 2000 to the present.
16 November 2012, 4 comments
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
map of England with differently shaded regions
Map and calculate childcare support reductions under Universal Credit
The new Universal Credit system is intended to help low-income working families, but our policy adviser finds it having the opposite effect for the most poor.
10 September 2012
Sam Royston, Policy Adviser
Policy team
colour-coded map of England, indicating projected childhood vulnerability rates
Mapping the projected rise in vulnerable families and children
We break down the data contained in our recent joint report with NSPCC and Action for Children, identifying where vulnerability is projected to rise by 2015.
28 August 2012
David Hounsell, Economic Adviser
Policy team

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