Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Living Costs and Food Survey, 2014

Variable Details

VariableSFLnType1
LabelBenefits: Kind of loan
Question text Was it a budgeting loan or a Crisis loan/Short Term Advance? Response 1
Responses
1 Budgeting loan 55
2 Crisis loan or Short Term Advance 9
Sysmiss 12047
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationLiving Costs and Food Survey, 2014
Interviewer InstructionsShort Term Advance are replacing Crisis Loan Alignment Payments from 2013 and are administered by DWP. Crisis Loans for general living expenses are administered by Local Authorities or devolved administrations from 2013 If both code 1 and 2.
UniverseLocation of units of observation: National;Population: Households in the United Kingdom surveyed during 2014.
SamplingMulti-stage stratified random sample
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study; From January 2006, the EFS (now LCF) moved from a financial to calendar year basis in anticipation of the IHS.