DOI: 10.5255/ukda-sn-7196-12
title: Family Resources Survey, 2005/06-2019/20, Households Below Average Income, 1994/95-2019/20 and Pensioners' Income, 2007/08-2019/20: Safe Room Access
title: Family Resources Survey, 2005- and Households Below Average Income, 1994-: Safe Room Access
title: FRS; HBAI, PI

description: &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Safe Room Access FRS and HBAI data&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Safe Room access datasets for the Family Resources Survey (FRS), Households Below Average Income (HBAI) and Pensioners' Income (PI) data are available in addition to the versions available under the standard End User Licence (EUL) (see &lt;a href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=200017"&gt;FRS series&lt;/a&gt; and SNs 5828 and SN 8503 respectively). &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Safe Room access data are only available to access at the UK Data Archive's Safe Room at the University of Essex, Colchester. In order to obtain permission to use the Safe Room version, prospective users will need to fulfil requirements additional to those associated with standard EUL datasets, starting with the completion of an extra application form to demonstrate to the data owners exactly why they need access to the extra, more detailed variables. Safe Room access users must also complete face-to-face training and agree to the Secure Access User Agreement and Licence Compliance Policy (see 'Access' section below), as well as completing a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) check. Full details of the application requirements will be provided to users when they have placed an order for access to the data, and are available from &lt;a title="Guidance on applying for the Family Resources Survey: Secure Access" href="http://ukdataservice.ac.uk/media/178323/secure_frs_application_guidance.pdf"&gt;Guidance on applying for the Family Resources Survey: Secure Access&lt;/a&gt;. Users are encouraged to download and check the EUL versions of the data prior to ordering the Safe Room access version. As the FRS is the main source of data used by the HBAI, the Safe Room access version of the HBAI data, and Pensioners' Income data, has been included with the FRS. &lt;br&gt;Further information about the FRS/HBAI/PI can be found on the &lt;a title="Family Resources Survey" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2"&gt;FRS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="HBAI" href="http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=hbai"&gt;HBAI&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title="PI" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/pensioners-incomes-series-statistics--3"&gt;PI&lt;/a&gt; pages on the GOV.UK website.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;In 2005, the EU made a legal obligation for member states to collect additional statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC). In addition to this the EU-SILC data cover poverty and social exclusion. These statistics are used to help plan and monitor European social policy by comparing poverty indicators and changes over time across the EU. The UK element of the EU-SILC requirement is gathered from the FRS; please refer to study documentation for further details. At present, no information is available on the future of EU-SILC collection now the UK has left the EU.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FRS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The FRS aims to support the monitoring of the social security system; and support the costing and modelling of changes to state benefits. As the FRS does not track individuals over time (see &lt;em&gt;Income Dynamics&lt;/em&gt;), analysis of incomes is supplemented by the use of longitudinal data from the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), which was subsumed into &lt;a title="Understanding Society" href="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/series/series?id=2000053"&gt;Understanding Society&lt;/a&gt; from the beginning of 2009. The Safe Room access version of the FRS contains unrounded data and the following variables which are not available within the standard EUL versions: &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Household Table:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;HHAGEGR2 - from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;HAAGEGRP - from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IMD_E, IMD_W, IMD_S, IMD_NI – from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;IMDE, IMDS, IMDW, IMDN – from 2018/19&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NIDPND - from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;RTDRCAMT – from 2017/18&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;LAC (Local Authority Code) – until 2019/20&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;NICOUN (Northern Ireland District Council Code) - from 2007/08&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;LONDON (location of household) - from 2007/08&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;CAPVAL - Weeklyised Capital Value - from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;BRMA - Broad Rental Market Area - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;OAC - ONS Area Classification - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;SSTRTREG (FRS regional stratifier) - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;URINDS (urban and rural indicators for Scotland) - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;URINDEW (urban and rural indicators for England and Wales) - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;GROSSCT (gross Council Tax - Band D) - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;URB / URBNI - Northern Ireland Urban Rural var (3 category) - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;URBRUR - Northern Ireland Urban Rural var (5 category) - from 2011/12 - 2015/16&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;LAUA - Local Authority Code (new) from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Benunit Table:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BUAGEGRP – from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BUAGEGR2 – from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Adult Table:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;AGE - all years&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;C2ORIGN – from 2013/14&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CITIZEN – from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CITIZEN2 – from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CORIGN - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CORIGOTH – from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NINANID4 – from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NINANID5 – from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;NINANID6 – from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;IAGEGR2 - Individual Adult 10 Year Age Bands – Pub - all years&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;IAGEGRP - Individual Adult 5 Year Age Bands – Pub – all years&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;MS - Marital status - all years&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;W1 - Age when widowed – all years&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;NIREL2 (alternative religious denomination) - from 2008/09&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;DOBMONTH - Month of birth - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;DOBYEAR - Year of birth - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;AGEHQUAL - How old were you when you achieved your highest qualification - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;PENFLAG - Whether is State Pension Age - from 2010/11&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;POLLOPIN - Do you regard yourself as a nationalist, unionist or neither - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;RELIGENW - Religion in England and Wales - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;RELIGSC - Religion in Scotland- from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;SIDQN - Sexual Identity - from 2011/12&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TYPEED - Type of school or college attended - from 2012-13&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Child Table:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;C2ORIGN – from 2013/14&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CITIZEN - from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CITIZEN2 - from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CORIGN - from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;CORIGOTH - from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;MS - from 2012/13&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;DOBMONTH (date of birth month) - from 2009/10&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;DOBYEAR (date of birth year) - from 2009/10&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TYPEED - Type of school or college attended - from 2012-13&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HBAI&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;The HBAI data presents information on living standards in the UK based on household income measures for the financial year. HBAI uses equivalised disposable household income as a proxy for living standards - in order to allow comparisons of the living standards of different types of households, income is adjusted to take into account variations in the size and composition of the households in a process known as equivalisation. A key assumption made in HBAI is that all individuals in the household benefit equally from the combined income of the household. This enables the total equivalised income of the household to be used as a proxy for the standard of living of each household member.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In line with international best practice, the income measures used in HBAI are subject to several statistical adjustments and, as such, are not always directly relatable to income amounts as they might be understood by people on a day-to-day basis. These adjustments, however, allow comparison of measures over time and across households of different sizes and compositions on a consistent basis. HBAI uses variants of CPI inflation when estimating how incomes are changing in real terms over time. The main source of data for the HBAI is the FRS. This Safe Room access version of the HBAI comprises unrounded data and the extra variable CTLIAB - Amount of council tax the household is liable for.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PI&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The Pensioners' Incomes (PI) series data from 2007/08 onwards is also included. The PI series carries out a few extra steps beyond the FRS and HBAI data to derive pension income variables. Unlike the standard EUL versions, the ages of the head of household and spouse have not been top-coded at 80 years in the Safe Room access version.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Documentation&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The study documentation presented in the UKDS catalogue record includes the UK Data Archive Data Dictionaries and other documentation for the latest year of the study only. Documentation for previous years are provided alongside the data for access and are also available upon request. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Latest edition information&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;For the 11th edition (August 2021) FRS/HBAI/PI data and documentation for 2018/19 and 2019/20 were added to the study. For HBAI, the full back series of data and documentation (1994/95-2017/18) was replaced due to methodological revisions. For the 2019/20 HBAI a minor methodological revision has been made to capture all income from child maintenance. This results in more income from child maintenance being included, in turn slightly increasing some household incomes and so tending to slightly reduce low income rates for families with children. The full back series (1994/95-2018/19) has been revised so that comparisons over time can be made on a consistent basis across the full time series. This also means that figures for 1994/95-2018/19 in this year's publication (2019/20 statistics) may be slightly different to the equivalent figures in previous publications. Please refer to the &lt;a title="HBAI Quality and Methodology Information Report" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-below-average-income-for-financial-years-ending-1995-to-2020/household-below-average-income-series-quality-and-methodology-information-report-fye-2020"&gt;HBAI Quality and Methodology Information Report&lt;/a&gt; on the HBAI homepage for more information.&lt;/p&gt;