The Social Metrics Commission is an independent Commission formed to develop a new approach to poverty measurement that both better reflects the nature and experiences of poverty that different families in the UK have, and can be used to build a consensus around poverty measurement and action in the UK.
Commissioners

Philippa Stroud
Legatum Institute

Carey Oppenheim
London School of Economics

David Halpern
Behavioural Insights Team

David Hutchison
Social Finance

David Laws
Education Policy Institute

Deven Ghelani
Policy in Practice

Dr. Stephen Brien
Legatum Institute

Helen Barnard
Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Hetan Shah
British Academy

Leon Feinstein
University of Oxford

Matthew Oakley
WPI Economics

Nick Harrison
Matchesfashion

Oliver Hilbery
Making Every Adult Matter

Paul Gregg
University of Bath

Robert Joyce
Institute for Fiscal Studies

Stephan Shakespeare
YouGov plc.