The purpose of this book is to bring together, for the first time, a description and examples of the main methods used in microsimulation modelling in the field of income-distribution analysis. It is structured to develop and use the different types of models employed in the field, with a focus on household-targeted policy. The book aims to provide a greater degree of codified knowledge by presenting a practical guide to developing and using microsimulation models. At present, the training of researchers and analysts that use and develop microsimulation modelling is done on a relatively ad hoc basis through occasional programmes and lectures, built around lecture notes. Practical microsimulation modelling enables a more formalized and organized approach. Each chapter addresses a separate modelling approach in a similar, consistent way, describing in a practical way the key methodological skills for each approach.