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Publications

Currently published DWP reports using FACS data include:

Research Report Series

• Marsh, A. et al (2001) Low-income families in Britain: work, welfare and social security in 1999, Department of Social Security, Research Report No.138, London: Corporate Document Services.
• Hedges, A. (2001) Moving between sickness and work, Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No. 151, London: Corporate Document Services.
• McKay, S. (2002) Low/moderate-income families in Britain: work, Working Families' Tax Credit and childcare in 2000, Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No.161, London: Corporate Document Services.
• Vegeris, S. and McKay, S. (2002) Low/moderate income-families in Britain: changes in living standards, Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No.164, London: Corporate Document Services.
• Marsh, A. and Rowlingson, K. (2002) Low/moderate income-families in Britain: changes in 1999-2000, Department for Work and Pensions, Research Report No.165, London: Corporate Document Services.
• McKay, S. (2003) Working Families' Tax Credit 2001. DWP Research Report No. 180, CDS: Leeds.
• Marsh, A. and Perry, J. (2003) Family Change 1999 to 2001. DWP Research Report No. 181, CDS: Leeds.
• Vegeris, S and Perry, J. (2003) Families and children 2001: Living standards and the children. DWP Research Report No. 190, CDS: Leeds.
• Kasparova, D; Marsh, A; Vegeris, S and Perry, J. (2003) Families and children 2001: Work and childcare. DWP Research Report No. 191, CDS: Leeds.
• Farrell, C and O'Connor W (2003) Low-income Families and Household Spending. DWP Research Report No. 192, CDS: Leeds.
• Barnes, M; Willitts, M et al. (2004) Families and Children in Britain: Findings from the 2002 Families and Children Study (FACS). DWP Research Report No. 206. CDS: Leeds.
• Kempson, E., Mckay, S. and Willitts, M. (2004) Characteristics of families in debt and the nature of indebtedness, DWP Research Report No. 211, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Evans, M., Harkness, S. and Ortiz, R. (2004) Lone parents cycling between work and benefits, DWP Research Report No. 217, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Berthoud, R., Bryan, M. and Bardasi, E. (2004) The dynamics of deprivation: the relationship between income and material deprivation over time, DWP Research Report No. 219, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Willitts, M., Anderson, T., Tait, C. and Williams, G. (2005) Children in Britain: Findings from the 2003 Families and Children Study (FACS), DWP Research Report No. 249, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Barnes, M., Lyon N., Morris, S., Robinson, V., and Yau, Y. (2005) Family Life in Britain: Findings from the 2003 Families and Children Study (FACS), DWP Research Report No. 250, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Meadows, P and Rogger, D (2005) Low income homeowners in Britain: descriptive analysis, DWP Research Report No. 251, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Brewer, M. and Paull, G. (2005) Newborns and new schools: critical times in women's employment, DWP Research Report No. 308, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Lyon, N. Barnes, M. and Sweiry, D. (2006) Families with children in Britain: Findings from the 2004 Families and Children Study (FACS), DWP Research Report No. 340, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Lacovou, M. and Berthoud, R. (2006) The economic position of large families, DWP Research Report No. 358, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Berthoud, R. and Blekesaune, M. (2007) Persistent employment disadvantage, DWP Research Report No. 416, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Hoxhallari, L., Conolly, A. and Lyon, N. (2007) Families with children in Britain: findings from the 2005 Families and Children Study (FACS), DWP Research Report No. 424, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Paull, G. (2007) Partnership transitions and mothers' employment, DWP Research No. 452, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• McKay, S. and Atkinson, A. (2007) Disability and caring among families with children, DWP Research Report No. 460, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.
• Atkinson, A., Finney, A. and McKay, S. (2007) Health, disability, caring and employment, DWP Research Report No. 461, Leeds: Corporate Document Services.

In-House Report Series

• Stephenson, A. (2001) Work and Welfare: Attitudes, Experiences and Behaviour of Nineteen Low-Income Families, DWP In-House Report No. 76.
• Willitts, M. and Swales, K. (2003) Characteristics of Large Families, DWP In-House Report No. 118.
• McKay, S. (2003) Local Area Characteristics and Individual Behaviour, DWP In-House Report No. 123.
• Rafferty, A. (2003) The Characteristics of Lone and Coupled Mothers working Fewer than 16 Hours per week, DWP In-House Report No. 125.
• McKay, S. (2004) Lone Parents in London Quantitative Analysis of Differences in Paid Work, DWP In-House Report No. 136.
• Finch, N., Kemp, P. (2004) The use of the Social Fund by Families with Children, DWP In-House Report No. 139.

DWP Working Papers

• Phillips M., Woodward, D., Collins, D. and O'Connor, W. (2002) Encouraging and Maintaining Participation in the Families and Children Survey: Understanding why people take part, DWP Working Paper No. 6.
• Calandrino, M. (2003) Low Income and Deprivation in British Families, DWP Working Paper No. 10.
• McKay, S. and Collard, S. (2004) Developing Deprivation Questions for the Family Resources Survey, DWP Working Paper No. 13.
• Brewer, M and Paull, G (2004) Families and Children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP) Reviewing approaches to understanding the link between childcare use and mothers' employment, DWP Working Paper No. 14
• Dorsett, R. and Kasparova, D. (2004) Families and children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP) Low-moderate income couples and the labour market, DWP Working Paper No. 15.
• Brewer, M. and Shaw, J. (2004) Families and children Strategic Analysis Programme (FACSAP) Childcare use and mothers' employment: A review of British data sources, DWP Working Paper No. 16.
• Plewis, I. And Hawkes, D. (2005) Feasibility study into the effects of low income, material deprivation and parental employment on outcomes for children both in adulthood and as children, DWP Working Paper No. 20.
• Brewer, M. and Paull, G. (2005) The Consistency and Reliability of the Activity History Data in the Families and Children Study (FACS), DWP Working Paper No. 25.
• Willitts, M. (2006) Measuring child poverty using material deprivation: possible approaches, DWP Working Paper No. 28.
• Kasparova, D. (2006) Clusters of couples with children: An exploration of their profile and transitions into work, DWP Working Paper No. 33.
• Bullen, C. (2007) Child maintenance: The eligible population in Great Britain, DWP Working Paper No. 41.

Technical Reports (published by NatCen)

• Woodland, S. and Collins, D. (2000) Study of families with children: technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Woodland, S. and Woodward, C. (2002) Families and Children Study (FACS) 2000: Wave 2 technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Woodland, S. et al (2003) Families and Children Study (FACS) 2001: Wave 3 technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Phillips, M., Miers, A. and Scholes, S. (2003) Families and Children Study (FACS) 2002: Wave 4 technical report, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Lyon, N., Scholes, S. and Tait, C. (2005) Families and Children Study (FACS) 2003: Wave 5 Technical Report, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Lyon, N., Mangla, J., Tait, C. and Scholes, S. (2007) Families and Children Study (FACS) 2005: Wave 7 Technical Report, London: National Centre for Social Research.

The 2007 Technical Report is available online at the following address:

Other publications

• Disney, R. and Bridges, S. (2004) 'Use of credit and arrears or debt among low income families in the United Kingdom', Fiscal Studies, 25: (3): 1-25.
• Spencer N. J. (2005) Does material disadvantage explain the increased risk of adverse health, educational and behavioural outcomes among children in lone parent households in Britain? A cross-sectional study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 59, pp. 152-7.
• Spencer N. J. (2005) Maternal education, lone parenthood, material hardship, maternal smoking and longstanding respiratory problems in childhood: testing a hierarchical conceptual framework. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Vol. 59, pp. 842-6.
• Emerson, E. and Hatton, C. (2005) The Socio-Economic Circumstances of Families Supporting a Child at Risk of Disability in Britain in 2002, Lancaster: Lancaster University.
• Spencer N. J. (2006) Social equalisation in youth: evidence from a cross-sectional British survey. European Journal of Public Health,Vol. 23 [Epub ahead of print].
• Barnes, M., Lyon, N., and Conolly, A. (2006) The Living Standards of Children in Bad Housing, London: National Centre for Social Research.
• Haux, T. (2007) Lone parents with older children and welfare reform. CASP Working Paper, University of Bath. Available at: http://www.policyhub.gov.uk. http://www.bath.ac.uk/casp/assets/LoneParentst.pdf
• Levitas, R., Pantazis, C., Fahmy, E., Gordan, D., Lloyd, E. and Patsios, D. (2007) The Multi-Dimensional Analysis of Social Exclusion. Cabinet Office, London, Government Chief Social Researcher's Office, Available at: http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force/documents/research/multidimensional.pdf
• Morris, S. (2007) Mothers' child support arrangements: a comparison of routes through which mothers obtain awards for maintenance in Britain, Benefits: The Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 15 (1): 17-31.

The above DWP reports are available online.

Research Report Series:

• http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp

In-House Report Series:

• http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/ih-index.asp

DWP Working Papers:

• http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/wp-index.asp

The Department for Work and Pensions' Research Report Series is published by Corporate Document Services (CDS). All the books are available from CDS and can be ordered by visiting their website at www.corpdocs.co.uk or by telephoning: +44 0113 399 4040. Alternatively write to them at Helpline, CDS, 7 Eastgate, Leeds, LS2 7LY.

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