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Welcome to the August 2019 Analysis and Research alert.
In this issue we feature the latest polling on resident satisfaction with councils, the children’s social work health check survey 2018 report, LG Inform and LG Inform Plus reports and updates and the statistical alert.
For the full version of these stories, and many others, please go to the LGA research bulletin.
Juliet Whitworth
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Research
LGA Data Analyst posts – closing date 5pm 5 September 2019
The LGA's Research and Information Team is currently recruiting for two Data Analyst posts. One is a permanent post; and one is one-year fixed term cover for maternity leave. It's an exciting place to work, as a key part of the team that delivers evidence for the LGA’s policy development, support and lobbying work, and delivers our LG Inform data service to authorities. Our work is widely used within the organisation and often features in the media. Find out more.
Polling on resident satisfaction with councils: June 2019
This report outlines the twenty third set of results in a series of regular LGA public polls on resident satisfaction with local councils, conducted every four months.
Children’s social work health check survey 2018 - report of findings
This survey, conducted in November 2018, collated the findings from English councils own annual health checks for Childrens’ Services in the same way as has been done for Adults’ Services since 2017. The health check is a tool which helps to support and deliver effective social work, and it is a key element of the Standards for Employers of social workers (Standard 1). The report presents the findings from the survey which provide a snap shot of continuous improvement locally, regionally and nationally and enable the identification of trends, which can help to shape and inform priorities for social work at all levels. A copy of the report is available here.
LG Inform: Key financial indicator report
This Key Financial Indicator report has been produced to help councils and others understand how their financial position compares with other authorities. It allows people to track change in local government finance at a council by council level. The report provides a range of financial indicators relating to a council and allows comparison with other councils, each of which says something about the council’s financial position. We have included some of the same indicators used by Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in its financial resilience index. It is worth noting that the data in this report will update automatically with the release of new data using the LGA's LG Inform platform. Therefore indicators may depart from those published by CIPFA. You can view the report here.
Metrics added to LG Inform this month include:
Sub-national gas consumption data – 2017
The total consumption of gas for England in 2017 was 429,024 megawatt hours, an increase from 414,082 megawatt hours in 2016. Data is annualised and weather corrected, the time period is the 1 October to 30 September.
Available Geographies: Council Area- Country - District - London borough – Metropolitan District – Region – Unitary
Carer's Allowance Entitlement – Quarter Four 2018/19
Carer's allowance is a benefit of £62.70 per week for someone caring for another person for at least 35 hours a week. The total number of carers entitled to carer's allowance in England for quarter four 2018/19 was 1,091,853, this compares to 1,061,085 for quarter four 2017/18.
Available Geographies: Council Area- Country - District - London borough – Metropolitan District – Region – Unitary
Money Advice Service Over-Indebtedness Model - 2018
In 2018 the percentage estimate of the adult population who find meeting monthly bills/commitments a heavy burden or regularly in arrears with bills was 17.6 per cent in England an increase from 15.8 per cent in 2017. This is the estimated proportion of individuals who are over-indebted.
Available Geographies: Council Area- Country - District – Local Government District - London borough – Metropolitan District – Region – Unitary
LGA statistical alert
The August 2019 Statistical Alert is now available.
Carrier bag charge: summary of data in England
These statistics from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) provide data collected for the 12 months from 7 April 2017 to 6 April 2018 and a summary of the data on single-use plastic carrier bags in England between 2018 and 2019.
What it is really like for children growing up in poverty in the UK in 2019
This report presents the findings of a Buttle UK survey of over 1,200 child support workers which aimed to find out about their current experiences of working with children in poverty.
Go to the research bulletin to find out more.
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