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Policy & government Deep material poverty: Financial year ending 2024 Statistics on the number and percentage of children living in deep material poverty for financial year ending 2024. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Chapters for English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: Headline findings on demographics and household resilience English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: Headline findings on demographics and household resilience. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Decision Instruments A record of the Regulator of Social Housing's most important decisions from 2019 GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government TSM Requirements: Direction to registered providers (preview) Preview of the Tenant Satisfaction Measures Direction GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Consultation on changes to the TI&A Standard Proposed changes to the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard, the Consumer Standards Code of Practice and Electrical Safety Checks Tenant Satisfaction Measure GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Low income poverty projections for children, FYE 2026 to FYE 2031, July 2026 Provides the government’s current best estimate of the future low income poverty trends for children based on the policy position and economic assumptions after Spring Statement 2026. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Employment Data Lab: information and guidance The Employment Data Lab is a service provided by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: financial year 2025 to 2026 Analysis of local authorities' use of Discretionary Housing Payments (England and Wales) from April 2025 to March 2026, based on local authority financial year end returns. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Child Poverty Strategy This collection brings together publications related to the Child Poverty Strategy 2025. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Glossary of terms: Ofsted statistics Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Impact of drug and alcohol treatment on reoffending Analysis of offending and reoffending by people in community drug and alcohol treatment in England, using linked NDTMS and Police National Computer data. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Individuals, Small Businesses and Agents Customer Survey 2023 This report describes the main findings from the department's 2023 customer surveys with Individuals, Small Businesses and Agents. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Agents, Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Customer Survey 2025 This report describes the main findings from the department's 2025 Agents, Small and Mid-Sized Businesses Customer Survey. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government The Large Business Customer Survey 2025 Research into Large Business’ experiences of dealing with HMRC, their views on administration of tax policy and wider influences on their attitudes to tax. GOV.UK research & statistics — recycling · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Individuals Customer Experience and Perceptions Survey 2025 This report describes the main findings from the department's 2025 Individuals Customer Experience and Perceptions Survey. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Individuals, Small Businesses and Agents customer survey 2021 This report describes the main findings from the department's 2021 customer survey. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Individuals, Small Businesses and Agents customer survey 2022 This report describes the main findings from the department's 2022 customer survey. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Welsh Income Tax Outturn Statistics: 2024 to 2025 Annual release of statistics relating to Income Tax from Welsh taxpayers' NSND Income Tax. Also includes comparable figures for those in the rest of the UK. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Scottish Income Tax Outturn Statistics: 2024 to 2025 Annual release of statistics relating to Income Tax from Scottish taxpayers' NSND Income Tax. Also includes comparable figures for those in the rest of the UK. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: weather resilience in housing - fact sheet This fact sheet examines how resilient English homes are to extreme weather conditions. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey data on social and private renters Demographic and economic data on social and private renters. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey data on parking, mains gas and EV chargepoints Data on parking provision, mains gas supply and electric vehicle charge points. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Effectiveness assessment including statistical analysis of the Universal Credit advances machine learning model: 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 The assessment includes ad-hoc statistics on the impact of the Universal Credit (UC) advances machine learning model on groups with protected characteristics. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: shared owners - fact sheet This fact sheet sets out key information on the spread of shared ownership properties in England and the profile of shared owner households including their affordability and satisfaction. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: perceptions and impacts of housing quality This report examines housing conditions using a number of different metrics. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: housing and place - fact sheet This fact sheet examines tenure, affordability and climate resilience for homes in urban or rural communities, coastal communities, and geo-demographic segmentation using ACORN data. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty - Monitoring and Evaluation baseline report First annual monitoring and evaluation report of the ‘Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty’ UK-wide Child Poverty Strategy 2025. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government English Housing Survey 2024 to 2025: homelessness, hidden households and temporary accommodation - fact sheet This fact sheet explores statutory homelessness, sofa surfing, temporary accommodation, and concealed households. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government UK armed forces biannual diversity statistics: April 2026 This is a biannual publication containing statistics on diversity declaration and representation of protected characteristics for military personnel employed by the Ministry of Defence. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Response to the Employment Data Lab's analysis of Durham County Council's DurhamWorks programme Durham County Council's response to DWP's Employment Data Lab's analysis of the council's DurhamWorks programme. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government AG Nessel Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers, Businesses with Illegal Tariffs - State of Michigan (.gov) Michigan EGLE · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Fishing vessel licence variations The variation effective from 00:01hrs Sunday 12 July 2026. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Sellafield Ltd priorities and progress An overview of our priorities at Sellafield and the progress we're making to achieve them. This includes high hazard risk reduction, nuclear waste management and our major projects GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Annual Report to Parliament on public libraries activities from April 2025 to March 2026 Report presented to Parliament under Section 17 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964 GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Commission and High Representative propose new sanctions regime - European Commission Eurostat news · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government AMENDMENTS 17 - 94 - Draft report Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste - PE790.771v01-00 AMENDMENTS 17 - 94 - Draft report Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of an authorised representative for extended producer responsibility for batteries and waste batteries and packaging and packaging waste Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Ingeborg Ter Laak Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP European Parliament — ENVI committee · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government AMENDMENTS 14 - 100 - Draft report Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste - PE790.772v01-00 AMENDMENTS 14 - 100 - Draft report Suspending the application of the rules on the appointment of authorised representatives for extended producer responsibility for waste, waste electrical and electronical equipment and single use plastic waste Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Ingeborg Ter Laak Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP European Parliament — ENVI committee · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Search for a term, word or phrase - gov.wales Welsh Government News · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: call for evidence This call for evidence is being administered by DWP on behalf of the Timms Review steering group and seeks to gather feedback and insight relating to the areas outlined in the Terms of Reference of the Review. GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026 Policy & government Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: interim report An interim report of the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment (PIP). GOV.UK · 9 Jul 2026