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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 23 Feb 2026 | Updated: 29 days ago

Income Volatility

Dataset

Summary

Theme:
  • Economy and finance
  • Population and society
Description:
Provides financial insights at the microdata level on income variability, payment intervals, and sources, enabling in-depth research on economic stability.
Identifier:
DS_JRF_IVOL
Access Tier:
Controlled

Documentation

Documentation:
This dataset provides insights into income stability and financial fluctuations over a three-month period, developed by Smart Data Foundry (SDF) for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). It includes detailed measures of income variability, payment intervals, main income sources, and employment status, helping to assess financial resilience and economic uncertainty.
Synthetic Data:
A synthetic version is available for testing purposes
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:
  • Research specific restrictions
  • Ethics approval required
  • Project specific restriction

Access

Access Service:
Trusted research environment
Data Controller:
Smart Data Foundry
Licence:
License Not Specified

Format and Standards

Language:
English
Format:
CSV