Guidance

Separated families statistics: background information and methodology

This document provides background information about the estimates of separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions
Published
17 April 2019
Last updated
2321 March 20232024 — See all updates

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Background information and methodology: Separated Families statistics (Experimental)

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This document provides an explanation of the estimates of separated families statistics, their aims and the methodology used to compile the data used in the statistics.

From 25 March 2021, the name of this statistical series changed from ‘Separated families population statistics’ to ‘Separated families statistics’.

Published 17 April 2019
Last updated 2321 March 20232024 + show all updates

  1. Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2024). This has been updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics (also published today, 21 March 2023).

  2. Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2023). This has been updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics (also published today, 23 March 2023).

  3. Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2022) - updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics, also published today (31 March 2021).

  4. Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2021) — updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics, also published today (25 March 2021).

  5. Updated background information and methodology document (now dated March 2020). Revised to support the latest release of separated families population statistics, also published today (26 March 2020).