Guidance hub

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Loneliness harmonised standard

Harmonisation standards and guidance

The following guidance sets out how to collect and report statistics about loneliness to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.

Affordable housing harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This report by the Government Statistical Service (GSS) Harmonisation Team explores the different definitions of affordable housing and associated terminology used in the UK.

Sex and gender harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This page provides information on work underway across to harmonise measures of sex and gender in data collection across government.

Income and earnings harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This guidance sets out information on collecting and reporting statistics about income and earnings to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.

Measuring disability with European Union (EU) data harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This standard combines the long-lasting health conditions and illness and activity restriction standards to measure disability for the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).

Measuring disability for the Equality Act 2010 harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

The following guidance sets out how to measure disability. This is based on the criteria used by different organisations or legislation to classify a person as disabled. These are for use in social surveys and administrative sources. They have been developed through consultation and workshops with key stakeholders including the devolved administrations.

Geography harmonisation guidance

Harmonisation standards and guidance

The following guidance sets out how to accurately and consistently reference statistics geographically.

Crime and fear of crime harmonised standard

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics about crime and fear of crime to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across government.

Economic activity status, National Statistics Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC) and employment related questions harmonised standard

Harmonisation standards and guidance

The harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics about economic activity status to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

Number of employees and number of self-employed persons harmonised standard

Harmonisation standards and guidance

This harmonised standard sets out how to collect and report statistics about employment variables to ensure statistics about this topic are as comparable as possible across the Government Statistical Service (GSS).

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