Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending June 2022
A series of world events have impacted international migration patterns in the 12 months to June 2022. Taken together these were unprecedented. These include the end of lockdown restrictions in the UK, the first full period following transition from the EU, the war in Ukraine, the resettlement of Afghans and the new visa route for Hong Kong British nationals (Overseas), which have all contributed to the record levels of long-term immigration we have seen.
Migration from non-EU countries, specifically students, is driving this rise. With the lifting of travel restrictions in 2021, more students arrived in the UK after studying remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. However, there has also been a large increase in the number of people migrating for a range of other reasons. This includes people arriving for humanitarian protections, such as those coming from Ukraine, as well as for family reasons.
These many factors independent of each other contributing to migration at this time mean it is too early to say whether this picture will be sustained. On 24 November we provided experimental and provisional estimates of UK international migration from year ending June 2020 to year ending June 2022 covering the time period since the easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions and the first full period following the transition from the EU.
UK wide Veterans' Survey - Take part today!
Hearing from our veteran community is vital and that is why the government has launched a UK-wide Veterans' Survey.
The survey gives ex-UK armed forces personnel and their families the opportunity to provide direct feedback to the government on their experiences, access to and use of services for veterans.
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It is important we hear a wide range of views and we would like to encourage as many ex-UK armed forces veterans and their families to share feedback as possible. Your views matter, so please take part today! Complete the Veterans' Survey on the ONS website.
Dynamic population model for local authority case studies in England and Wales: 2011 to 2022
We have published an update to our research into the new dynamic population model (DPM). We have now produced population estimates for mid-year 2011 to 2022 covering 14 case study local authorities (LAs). These research outputs are not official statistics on the population. The DPM uses a statistical modelling approach and draws upon a range of data sources. The aim of the DPM is to estimate population and population change in a timely way to better respond to user needs. This follows our earlier research to develop DPM estimates for a synthetic local authority.
Unique beta testing opportunity for researchers: Linkage of Census 2021 to the Longitudinal Study
The Longitudinal Study (LS) is the largest longitudinal data resource in England and Wales, containing census and life events data for a 1% sample of the population. It contains anonymised records on over 500,000 people usually resident in England and Wales at each point in time and it is largely representative of the whole population. You can find out more about the Longitudinal Study and what it can be used for, including privacy and data protection, on the ONS longitudinal Study web page.
We are currently linking Census 2021 data into the existing LS Research Database. This is the 6th set of census data to be linked and the LS will then hold data spanning 50 years. We are offering a unique opportunity for a select group of researchers to help with our beta testing stage. These researchers will have early access to run approved projects using the new data to help us to assess whether the new dataset is fit for purpose.
Benefits include: early access to a unique and rich data source; the chance to disseminate research as part of the public launch of the new database; dedicated experienced user support; opportunities for knowledge exchange and impact by contributing to ONS census work. All projects and the researchers involved must obtain the accreditation required by the Secure Research Service.
If you are interested and want to know more please visit the beta test web page or contact the team at LongitudinalStudy@ons.gov.uk for more information. The closing date for expressions of interest is 31 January 2023.
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