National Statistical

Getting the data to support decisions on adult social care

Sophie John
July 30, 2020

Categories: ONS

The coronavirus pandemic has put the adult social care sector under the spotlight and the Office for National Statistics has responded to demand for trustworthy, high quality insight on the impacts of COVID-19 by providing analysis using new data sources. To further improve data sharing and fill gaps in evidence for this sector, the ONS is introducing steps to improve social care statistics. Sophie John explains more.

How does the coronavirus pandemic compare across Europe?

Edward Morgan
July 30, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, ONS

Even in the early stages of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic we were asked how the UK’s death toll compares to…

Parenting under lockdown

Gueorguie Vassilev and Tracy Williams
July 22, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, ONS, Wellbeing

New analysis highlights the pressures faced by parents during the coronavirus lockdown, due to taking on more childcare and homeschooling responsibilities. As we’ve found from many aspects of life under lockdown, not everyone’s experience is the same, but early results suggest these additional pressures have been affecting the work and overall wellbeing of some parents. Gueorguie Vassilev and Tracy Williams explain more.

Statistics for the Public Good – Our New Five-Year Strategy

Sir David Norgrove
July 21, 2020

Categories: ONS

Statistics for the Public Good – The UK Statistics Authority’s new 5-year strategy was launched Thursday 16 July 2020 following a period of drastic change across the statistical system in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sir David Norgrove, chair of the authority, recaps the work that has gone on so far before outlining the principles of the strategy and how they will ensure public statistics can continue to improve into the future.

A COVID-19 conundrum: why are nearly half a million ‘employees’ not being paid?

Jonathan Athow
July 16, 2020

Categories: Data, Economy, ONS

The ONS uses various data sources to measure changes in the UK labour market. One of those, the ‘Real Time Information’ from the HMRC PAYE system, shows a sharp drop in the number of employees, but the Labour Force Survey does not. Here Jonathan Athow looks at a possible explanation for this seeming contradiction.