Last year, an average of 16% of people had palliative caring responsibilities in England. This is a decrease of 4% from the year before, and represents a return to pre-pandemic rates, statistics from the Department of Health and Social Care show. The data visualised by Polimapper, highlighting geographical trends, reveals that the NHS Lancashire and…
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…
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…
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…
In the academic year 2024/2025, 18.4% of all school absences were persistent ones. Although this represents a decrease within recent years, the rate is considerably higher than pre-pandemic levels. The Department for Education has published new data on pupil attendance in schools up until the first week of March. The data shows rate decreases across…