Module: Income and Poverty

This page lists the questions asked within the Income and Poverty module, and for which years. Clicking on the year printed after every question will bring you to the results for that year. Publications and further information on Income and Poverty can be found on the Social Inequality Resources page.

FAIRINCD: How fair or unfair do you think the income distribution is in Northern Ireland? 2021

INCDIFF: Is it the government's responsibility to reduce the differences in income between people with high incomes and those with low incomes? 1999 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2021

PAYHLTH: Is it fair that people can pay to access private health care more quickly than they can on the NHS? 2021

NIEXPOV: How much do you agree or disagree that the Northern Ireland Executive is doing all that it can to reduce poverty? 2021

HILOWTAX: Should people with high incomes pay a larger share of their income in taxes? 1999 2021

BENS1: Social security benefits should enable an individual or family to meet their basic living needs 2021

BENS2: Social security benefits should be set at 60% of average income 2021

BENS3: Social security benefits should be set at a level to force people into paid work 2021

BENS4: Should social security benefits enable an individual or family to live a life in dignity? 2021

BENS5: Should Social security benefits only be available for a fixed period of time? 2021

BENS6: Should Social security benefits enable an individual or family to have a normal standard of living? 2021

BENS7: Should Social security benefitsbe based on how much national insurance the person has paid? 2021

BENS8: Should Social security benefits be capped? 2021

BLEVELUK: Should social security benefits vary across the UK? 2021

PRESSEC: Before COVID-19, what did you think about the social security system in Northern Ireland? 2021

COVSSEC: Did the COVID-19 pandemic change our perception of the social security system in Northern Ireland? 2021

COVCLAIM: How has the Coronavirus pandemic affected your perception of Social Security claimants in Northern Ireland? 2021

FINHARDA: During the two years before COVID-19 (2018 and 2019) did you experience any financial hardship? 2021

FINUSE1-FINUSE98: Due to financial hardship before COVID-19, what support did you use? 2021

FINHARDB: Have you experienced any financial hardship since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2021

FINUSE1A-FINUSE98A: What support did you use as a result of financial hardship since COVID-19? 2021 2022

FHARDCOV: Is this financial hardship specifically related to COVID-19? 2021

FHARDWHY: What is the main cause of this financial hardship? 2021

NOFINUSE: Did you experience any financial hardship in past 12 months, since September 2021? 2022

FINUSE1B - FINUSE98B: What support did you use as a result of financial hardship in the year since September 2021? 2022

PAYBILLSA: How well did your household keep up with bills and credit commitments in the two years before COVID-19 (2018 and 2019)? 2021

PAYBILLSB: How well your household kept up with bills and credit commitments since the first COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2021

PAYBILLS21: How well has your household kept up with bills and credit commitments between March and August 2021? 2022

PAYBILLSC: How well has your household kept up with bills and credit commitments from September 2021 until now? 2022

BILL500: Could your household afford to pay an unexpected, but necessary, expense of £500? 2021 2022

PAYHEAT: Did your household turn heating down or off because you could not afford the costs last winter, even though it was too cold in the house/flat? 2021 2022

HINCPAST: Has your household's income fallen behind prices over the last year? 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022

HINCCOV: Has your household income changed since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020? 2020 2021

IGNORECOV: Did you ever ignore government guidance on isolating or shielding? 2021

 

Other relevant questions are included in the 1999 Social Inequality module, the COVID-19 module, and the Background module..

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