Written questions

Social Security Benefits and Taxation: Statistics

Commons · Question 85471 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for National Statistics has provided (a) data, (b) technical support and (c) modelling assistance her Department in connection with analyses of (i) tax contributions and (ii) benefit claims by (A)

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 3 Nov 2025

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) produces the Living Costs and Food survey which is one of the household microdata sets used regularly for analysis of tax and welfare measures by protected characteristics to fulfil the requirements under the Publi...