Social Inequality Resources

Questions on Free Period Products were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) Survey in 2025.
Questions on Social Inequality were asked in NILT in 1999. These questions were asked as part of the International Social Survey Programme.
Questions on Income and Poverty were asked in NILT in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Questions on Poverty were asked in the Young Life and Times (YLT) survey in 2007.

ARK Resources

• Poverty in Northern Ireland (Policy Brief 39) by Christine Ellision, Sheena McMullen and Ursula O'Hare outlines the scale of poverty in Northern Ireland, and suggests a pathway to address it.
• School Meals Funding Deficiencies (ARK Feature 23) by Ciara Fitzpatrick critiques the provision of school meals in Northern Ireland.
• The Autumn Budget: Public Voices, Fiscal Choices (ARK Feature 21) by Paula Devine, Martina McKnight and Erin Early, is based on data from the 2023 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey.
• The Other Division in Northern Ireland: public attitudes to poverty, economic hardship and social security (Research Update 146) by Sabrina Bunyan, Mark Simpson, Goretti Horgan and Ann Marie Gray, is based on data from the 2021 Northern Ireland Life and Times survey.

Links

• Statistics and policy relating to poverty are outlined on the Department for Communities website.
• The Safety Nets project project explores the extent of the devolution of social security within the UK and the realities, risks, and opportunities this poses for families with dependent children. Publications focus on a range of themes including employment support, free school meals, disability, University Credit, benefit cuts, and childcare.
  

 

Maintained by Paula Devine