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People matter: improving our estimates of human capital

John Marais
March 10, 2020

Categories: Economy, ONS, Population, Public Policy

Alongside the traditional measures of prosperity like GDP, the ONS is at the forefront of an international movement that’s developing new and alternative economic indicators that go beyond simple financial value. Central to this work are the plans to develop new ways of measuring ‘human capital’ that have been unveiled today. Here John Marais makes the case for measuring human capital better.

Walking in Michael Faraday’s footsteps

Jonathan Athow
March 2, 2020

Categories: ONS

How do we reduce the millions of tonnes of food wasted every year? Can we better support development in African countries by investing in UK businesses? How do we tackle digital exclusion? What about increasing volunteering with the police? And what on earth does any of this have to do with Michael Faraday? Jonathan Athow explains.

Study the biggest driver of migration to the UK, but overall levels remain stable

Jay Lindop
February 27, 2020

Categories: ONS

The latest ONS figures show that while overall migration to the UK is fairly stable, EU migration has been falling since 2016 and non-EU arrivals have gradually increased since 2013 to a record level. Here Jay Lindop summarises the latest numbers and explains how an important new data source will in future shed more light on EU-UK migration.

Together at last – UK’s planning and housing statistics now in one place

Debra Prestwood
February 25, 2020

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Public Policy

The Government Statistical Service (GSS) has launched a new housing statistics interactive tool, which will help users explore the landscape and range of housing, planning, homelessness and rough sleeping statistics produced by Government.

About the size of a London flat

Brogan Taylor
February 21, 2020

Categories: Data, Office for National Statistics, ONS

Over-crowding is an indicator of housing deprivation and living in such conditions is associated with adverse personal and health effects. Here, Brogan Taylor explains how the ONS is seeking to fill an evidence gap in this important policy area by combining new sources of data with other information about people and houses to provide new measures of living conditions.