Occasional Research

This is a series of occasional papers, research reports and notes on various topics by Analytical Services Unit (formerly Statistics & Research Branch).  The statistics are frequently experimental, as are the analyses.  Caution is recommended in the use of these bulletins.  Comments from the users on the data, analyses and conclusions of the bulletins would be welcomed by ASU.

Further analyses may be possible on request.  
email: asu@dsdni.gov.uk

Analytical Services Unit (formerly Statistics & Research Branch) and Social Security Research Group (School of Sociology and Social Policy, Queens University Belfast), hold joint seminars as part of an ongoing research partnership.

The proceedings of these seminars can be accessed from the links below:

Seminar1 Section1 (PDF 125KB)
Measuring Poverty and Social Exclusion: Researching a wide Audience
Catherine Howarth (New Policy Institute)

Seminar1 Section2 (PDF 486KB)
Social Class, Social Exclusion and Cumulative Disadvantage: Evidence from the Republic of Ireland
Brian Nolan & Chris Whelan (Economic & Social Research Institute)

Seminar1 Section3 (PDF 105KB)
The Case for Poverty Surveys
Peter Townsend (Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research)

Seminar1 Section4 (PDF 125KB)
Measuring Multiple Deprivation at the Small Area Level - beyond the Census of Population
Mike Noble (University of Oxford)

Seminar1 Section5 (PDF 166KB)
Targeting Social Need, Social Exclusion and Social Security Statistics,
Mike Tomlinson (Queen's University of Belfast)

Seminar1 Section6 (PDF 66KB)
List of Participants.

Seminar2 Section1 (PDF 190KB)
Editor's Introduction & 'Men & Women's Incomes, Joblessness and Benefit Receipt: An analysis of the 1994 NI LFS'.

Seminar2 Section2 (PDF 173KB)
Unemployed Claimants: Recent Trends.

Seminar2 Section3 (PDF 172KB)
The British Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey.

Seminar2 Section4 (PDF 183KB)
The Disabled Jobless and the Receipt of Incapacity Benefit in Northern Ireland.

Seminar2 Section5 (PDF 39KB)
List of Participants.

Seminar3 Section1 (PDF 109KB)
Editor's Introduction & Social Security in Ireland, North & South

Seminar3 Section2 (PDF 88KB)
The Disabled, Jobless & Social Security in Ireland, North & South

Seminar3 Section3 (91KB)
Unemployment & Inactivity, Comparing Ireland, North & South

Seminar3 Section4 (PDF 88KB)
Pro-Employment Policies & Child Income Poverty

Seminar3 Section5 (PDF 9KB)
List of Participants.

Seminar3 Section6 (PDF 82KB)
Annex 1

Seminar3 Section7 (PDF 63KB)
Annex 2

Seminar4 Section1 (PDF 59KB)
Editor's Introduction & The Republic of Irelands National Anti-poverty Strategy

Seminar4 Section2 (PDF 97KB)
The Working Poor in Northern Ireland: What can analysis of administrative (WFTC) statistics tell us?

Seminar4 Section3 (PDF 79KB)
The Take-up of Income Support in Northern Ireland in 1999-2000

Seminar4 Section4 (PDF 123KB)
What's the use of the Noble Index? Theories, methods and applications

Seminar4 Section5 (PDF 168KB)
Does two and two make one? A cross border analysis of benefit entitlements in Ireland, North and South

Seminar4 Section6 (PDF 223KB)
NIAPN presentation: Poverty and Powerlessness

Seminar4 Section7 (PDF 69KB)
Developing an Anti-Poverty strategy for Northern Ireland, NTSN and beyond.

Seminar4 Section8 (PDF 8KB)
Annex 1 - List of Participants

Seminar4 Section9 (PDF 12KB)
Annex 2

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