Summary
Theme:
- Economy and finance
- Population and society
Description:
Identifies the main source of income (Salary, Benefits, Pension, or Other) and flags individuals without salaried income in consumer finance data.
Identifier:
DS_JRF_IS
Access Tier:
Safeguarded
Contact Point:
Documentation
Documentation:
This dataset identifies the primary source of income over a three-month period, developed by Smart Data Foundry (SDF) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). It categorises individuals based on their largest income contributor, including Salary, Benefits, Pension, or Other sources (e.g., investments, interest).
Collection:
This dataset forms part of the Income Volatility collection
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Great Britain
Geographical Levels:
outward code
Temporal
Start Date:
01 August 2019
End Date:
01 June 2024
Frequency:
STATIC
Date of Latest Release:
01 April 2025
Date of First Release:
01 April 2025
Temporal Aggregation:
Weekly
Provenance
Origin
Purpose:
Administrative
Source:
Personal current account records from a major UK high street banking group
Access and Governance
Usage
Data Use Requirements:
General research use
Access
Data Controller:
Smart Data Foundry
Licence:
License Not Specified
Format and Standards
Language:
English
Format:
CSV