Interesting database covering 14,000 business & political leaders, based on surveys 1910-2015

Directorate of the EU's European Commission.

Formerly the Human Poverty Index, as used in the UNDP's Human Development Report.

Network of citizen's organisations around the world that campaigns against social injustice & poverty. Lists of publications by country

Interesting website with an extensive series of podcasts covering diverse aspects of working class history in the UK and internationally

Search the catalogue of over 450 original notebooks from the Inquiry into Life and Labour in London (1886-1903), view 41 digitised notebooks and explore the London poverty maps

London's child poverty charity

Long established UK campaigning organisation. See also End Child Poverty campaign.

Official UK data on Gov.uk

Collaborative survey project between academics, the BBC and the UK Data Service, identified 7 social classes in the UK today (2013)

Major organisation working in this field. Numerous publications, including UK Poverty (formerly Monitoring poverty & social exclusion, 2000-2016) and extremely useful UK Poverty Data.

Project from LSE, SOAS & Oxfam, seeking to bridge the gap between economic & other approaches to well-being. Uses Amartya Sen's capability approach.

Linked to ESRC funded project 2012-2015 focusing on the UK, the website has since expanded to offer international coverage .

Think tank aiming to improve living standards for low & middle income households

Independent body aims to develop a new approach to poverty measurement, both to reflect the nature of poverty in the UK, and to build a consensus around action

UK government agency charged with tackling impediments to social mobility. Publications freely available, including its flagship annual State of the Nation report on social mobility (2013-) https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-nation
Previously known as the Social Mobility & Child Poverty Commission.

The UK’s leading social mobility charity, focusing on young people. Research investigates barriers to opportunity from the early years to the workplace, and aims to influence national policy with evidence-based solutions to tackle educational and workplace inequality

Research & campaigning organisation seeking to end hunger resulting from poverty.

Independent inquiry into city and regional inequalities in the United Kingdom, produced its final report in Jan. 2020

Google Arts & Culture project bringing together museums, universities, archives and others to explore the history of poverty and welfare. Original biographies of over 200 workhouse inmates.