In December 2024, over 600k adults in England were in receipt of long term social care support, data visualised by Polimapper shows. The statistics published this morning by the Department of Health and Social Care reveal that there was a 3% increase in the number of recipients of long-term support between January and December, which…
In February 2025, 57% of NHS patients were dissatisfied with the communication of NHS waiting times in the Mid and South Essex ICB, new data shows. The statistics from the ONS’s Health Insight Survey, visualised today by Polimapper, show that in England there was a slight decrease in dissatisfaction from the month before and a…
Welcome to the latest edition of Public Data Insights, our monthly summary of the latest data and statistical releases from various government departments and public bodies, all with a focus on sub-national insights. With a wealth of statistics available from government sources, there are many opportunities to leverage this data to communicate key issues to…
The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is expected to save nearly £15m from solar energy use, data visualised by Polimapper shows. As part of a new Great British Energy initiative, NHS trusts across the UK are receiving funding and incentives to invest in solar energy to help cut hospital energy bills and move towards…
Integrating Polimapper into your website environment just got better with Polimapper’s updated website embed functionality. Following on from Polimapper’s V4 update and as part of our 2025 roadmap, we have recently improved our website embed functionality. The new iframe will fit more seamlessly into your site, presenting your visualisations in a user-friendly way. Additionally, you…
Within the last decade, Bradford and Leicester saw the highest rates in ECO measures installed in England, new data visualised by Polimapper shows. This coincides with the release of fuel poverty statistics by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. ECO, or Energy Company Obligation, is a government energy efficiency scheme designed to tackle…
In the constituency of Birmingham Ladywood, 58.8% of children were living in relative low income in 2024, new statistics on child poverty show. Yesterday, the Department for Work & Pensions released a report on Children in low income families. The data shows that in the financial year 2023-24, there were 2.72m children aged 0 to…
In England and Wales, Blaenau Gwent, Burnley and Blackpool had the most affordable housing in 2024, whilst London continues to rank low on the affordability tables. Last year, housing affordability in England and Wales returned to pre-pandemic levels after a sharp increase between 2020 and 2021. As the Labour Government sets out £2bn of investment…
This afternoon, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered her Spring Statement. Reeves has committed to increase defense spending by 2.5%, reform the welfare state, and invest £13 billion more in capital infrastructure to support growth, and an additional £2 billion in social and affordable housing. Welfare reforms come amidst reports of the escalating costs…
64,600 insulation installations have taken place under the Great British Insulation Scheme, new data from the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero shows. The Great British Insulation Scheme, or GBIS, is a government scheme to help people insulate their homes, make them more energy efficient and save money on their energy bills. The scheme…