{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Statistics","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics","author_name":"Office of the Chief Statistician","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/author\/poppywilson\/","title":"Upcoming changes to poverty and inequality statistics - Statistics","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"smB0A4krox\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2025\/12\/17\/upcoming-changes-to-poverty-and-inequality-statistics\/\">Upcoming changes to poverty and inequality statistics<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/2025\/12\/17\/upcoming-changes-to-poverty-and-inequality-statistics\/embed\/#?secret=smB0A4krox\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Upcoming changes to poverty and inequality statistics&#8221; &#8212; Statistics\" data-secret=\"smB0A4krox\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/statistics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Note: This blog was updated on 19 March 2026 to update users on the staged release of revisions, designation of the statistics and updates to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) work programme. Important updates to how our poverty statistics are produced are set to take effect in the March 2026 release. This blog..."}