Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2008

This is an independent assessment of the progress being made in eliminating poverty and reducing social exclusion in Britain.

The report is built around a set of indicators organised into chapters.

These chapters focus on areas such as low income, work, qualifications, health, housing and exclusion.

The report provides a comparison of the last five years' progress with the previous five years.

The analysis covers a range of issues, including, the number of working-age adults lacking but wanting paid work; the number of people in households below a fixed income threshold; and, levels of worry about being a victim of burglary or violent crime.