This website is being developed to support the 'Poverty and Social Exclusion in the United Kingdom: the 2011 survey' research project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (grant reference: RES-060-25-0052).

This website will aim to:

• engage a wide audience in discussion on the findings of poverty research
• further the debate on the measurement of poverty, social exclusion and standard of living
• follow the progress of the 2011 survey, publishing working papers, results and data as they become available
• allow open and interactive access to the original data from the PSE 1999, PSE Northern Ireland, Breadline Britain 1983 and Breadline Britain 1999 surveys
• provide educational resources on poverty and social exclusion
• explore what it means to live in poverty by examining people's lives through video, audio and text, both present and past
• provide a voice for those who are the subject of poverty research, enabling people in poverty themselves to participate in this process
• examine policy proposals and developments
• provide an independent assessment of the impact of government policy on poverty.

The website is in its early stages and most of the development is yet to take place (including navigational and search tools) and most of the material and back data from past surveys is yet to be posted on the site. We are keen to hear from people as to what they would like to see on this website in general and any specific research or papers they would like to suggest for inclusion. Please contact us.

PSE 2011 is a major collaboration between:

• University of Bristol
• Heriot-Watt University
• The Open University
• Queen's University Belfast
• University of Glasgow
• University of York

working with the National Centre for Social Research and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.

 Except for third party materials and otherwise stated, content on this site is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales License.

PSE 2011 is a major collaboration between the University of Bristol, Heriot-Watt University, The Open University, Queen's University Belfast, University of Glasgow and the University of York working with the National Centre for Social Research and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.