Separated families statistics: background information and methodology
This document provides background information about the separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.
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- Department for Work and Pensions
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- 17 April 2019
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This document provides an explanation of the separated families statistics, their aims and the methodology used to compile the data used in the statistics.
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2026-03-26 09:30
Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2025). This has been updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics (also published today, 26 March 2026).
2025-03-27 10:40
Updated with further information and new links to latest reports.
2024-03-21 09:30
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).
2023-03-23 09:30
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).
2022-03-31 09:30
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).
Details
This document provides an explanation of the separated families statistics, their aims and the methodology used to compile the data used in the statistics.
Updates to this page
Published 17 April 2019
Last updated 2127 March 2024
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Update history
2026-03-26 09:30
Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2025). This has been updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics (also published today, 26 March 2026).
2025-03-27 10:40
Updated with further information and new links to latest reports.
2024-03-21 09:30
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).
2023-03-23 09:30
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).
2022-03-31 09:30
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).
Details
This document provides an explanation of the separated families statistics, their aims and the methodology used to compile the data used in the statistics.
Updates to this page
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-03-26 09:30
Revised background information and methodology document (now dated March 2025). This has been updated to support the latest release of separated families statistics (also published today, 26 March 2026).
2025-03-27 10:40
Updated with further information and new links to latest reports.
2024-03-21 09:30
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).
2023-03-23 09:30
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).
2022-03-31 09:30
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).