PIP claims rise by 2% since January, with over a third of claimants receiving highest award
The number of Personal Independence Payments claimants increased by 2% compared to January, with 37% of claimants entitled…
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Fewer on time cancer diagnoses as performance drops after February peak
In April, 76.7% of people received their cancer diagnosis on time after an urgent referral, figures show. On…
NHS incomplete pathways fall 2.4% year on year, but ICBs continue to miss target
In April, the number of incomplete pathways in NHS services decreased by 2.4% over the year, although all…
UK unemployment continues to rise as PAYE employment numbers drop to 30.2 million
UK unemployment rates rise again, as the number of PAYE employees falls to 30.2 million in May, Labour…
New NHS Care Plan targets urgency and emergency care as 4 hour A&E performance improves
A new Care Plan is set to improve urgent and emergency care, as the number of A&E attendances…
Rate of pupils eligible for free school meals increases ahead of expansion of eligibility requirements
New figures reveal an increase in the rate of pupils eligible for free-school meals, as the government announced…
Gonorrhoea diagnoses drop 15.9% ahead of vaccine rollout
Gonorrhoea diagnoses decrease by 15.9%, as a new vaccine is set to be rolled out this summer. This…
School Absences Drop in England with Persistent Absence Down 1.8%
Pupil absence rates in England drop by 0.4% in overall absence and 1.8% in persistent absences over the…
68k energy efficiency measures installed in first quarter of 2025 under scheme to tackle fuel poverty
In the first quarter of 2025 over 68k energy efficiency measures were installed across Great Britain, under a…
Record number of families and children using Tax-Free Childcare
A record number of families and children are now using Tax-Free Childcare, new figures show. According to the…
March sees surge in insulation installations under GBIS
In March, insulation measure installations under the Great British Insulation Scheme increased by 14% compared to the previous…
UK house price growth accelerates to 6.4% in March, led by Northern Ireland and England
UK house prices continue to rise, with the annual growth rate increasing to 6.4% in March, compared to…
On-time cancer diagnoses decline, despite NHS hitting 28 days target
In March 2025, 78.9% of NHS patients received their cancer diagnosis on time, a drop of over 1…
NHS waiting lists increase for first time in seven months, with all Care Boards missing target
The data team at Polimapper has visualised this month’s ‘Consultant-led Referral to Treatment Waiting Times’ data to showcase…
Number of job vacancies falls amidst rise in claimant count numbers
The number of job vacancies in the UK fell for the 34th consecutive quarter, while the claimant count…
Rate of adults who are ‘overweight or living with obesity’ on the rise amid new advances in research
In 2023 to 2024, 64.5% of adults in England were estimated to be ‘overweight or living with obesity’.…
European Union GDP increased by 1.4% over the year, as Ireland sees highest growth rates
European Union GDP increased by 1.4% over the year in the first quarter of 2025, new figures show.…
Temporary accommodation is up by 13.6%, with half of households in London
The number of households in temporary accommodation increased by 13.6% in December 2024, from the previous year. Polimapper’s…
School suspension numbers increase by 12%, as South East sees highest rates
School suspension numbers have increased by 12% in the 2023/2024 spring term, new figures show. In England, suspensions…
GP satisfaction rates stagnate, with satisfaction as low as 60%
GP satisfaction in England has decreased by 1.2% in March, compared to January. Satisfaction was as low as…
Home Upgrade Grant installations up by nearly 50% in February, as South East leads tables
The number of energy efficiency measures installed under the Home Upgrade Grant increased by 46% in February 2025,…
Headline crime increases by 14% amidst Home Office ordering new crime data release
Headline crime increased by 14% over the year, as London sees highest crime rates across the country, new…
6.91 million families in receipt of Child Benefits, as London sees highest year on year decrease
London has seen the highest year on year decrease in the number of families in receipt of Child…
Great British Insulation Scheme sees surge in installations as North East leads the tables
The number of insulation measures installed under the Great British Insulation Scheme increased in February, according to new…
UK house prices increase while London market continues to show a decline
Average UK house prices increased by 5.4% in the 12 months to February 2025, although London areas continue…
7.6 million on Universal Credit last month, with highest numbers in Northern areas
Last month, 7.6 million people were on universal credit in Great Britain, with the highest numbers seen in…
UK unemployment stalls as job vacancies fall below pre-pandemic levels
The UK unemployment rate for people aged 16 years and over remained largely unchanged between December 2024 to…
Nearly 50% of children in need were persistently absent from school in 2023/2024
Nearly half of children in need were persistently absent from school in 2023/2024. This is a rate of…
NHS waiting lists decrease over the year but ICBs continue to miss target
At the end of February 2025, there were 6.2 million NHS patients awaiting to start treatment. This is…
80.2% of cancer patients diagnosed on time, marking significant improvement in rates
In February, an average of 80.2% of people received their cancer diagnosis on time after an urgent referral.…
Families face hundred-year social housing waiting lists in London amid drop in sales
A 27% decrease in social housing sales took place in 2023/2024, as reports reveal hundred-year long waiting lists…
London house prices fall amid UK-wide market slump
Housing prices in local authorities across London have seen a decline in January 2025, new data visualised by…
New study reveals Dementia prevention breakthrough, but diagnostics remain low
Although dementia diagnosis rates have increased to 64.8% in 2024, these continue to be significantly below pre-pandemic levels,…
Palliative care rates return to pre-pandemic levels despite funding concerns
Last year, an average of 16% of people had palliative caring responsibilities in England. This is a decrease…
Long term social care support increases by 3% amidst high dissatisfaction rates
In December 2024, over 600k adults in England were in receipt of long term social care support, data…
NHS dissatisfaction on the rise as 40% of patients unhappy with waiting times communication
In February 2025, 57% of NHS patients were dissatisfied with the communication of NHS waiting times in the…
NHS embraces solar energy as installations reach 1.5m across the UK
The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is expected to save nearly £15m from solar energy use, data…
Bradford registered the highest rate in household ECO installations
Within the last decade, Bradford and Leicester saw the highest rates in ECO measures installed in England, new…
Child poverty on the rise as nearly 60% of children in Birmingham Ladywood live in low income
In the constituency of Birmingham Ladywood, 58.8% of children were living in relative low income in 2024, new…
Blackpool and Burnley amongst most affordable areas in housing
In England and Wales, Blaenau Gwent, Burnley and Blackpool had the most affordable housing in 2024, whilst London…
PIP assessments set to change as 3.7 million people have claimed the benefit
This afternoon, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered her Spring Statement. Reeves has committed to increase defense…
Great British Insulation Scheme delivers 64,600 installations
64,600 insulation installations have taken place under the Great British Insulation Scheme, new data from the Department for…
School absence rates considerably higher compared to pre-pandemic levels
In the academic year 2024/2025, 18.4% of all school absences were persistent ones. Although this represents a decrease…
Band D council tax set to increase by 5%
Average Band D council tax in 2025-2026 is set to increase by 5%, statistics published on Thursday on…
Average pay increased whilst number of PAYE employees stabilised
The number of PAYE employees has stabilised, whilst average pay increased from the previous year, data from the…
Energy efficiency ratings in rural homes increased but fuel poverty gap remains
The energy efficiency rating of rural homes increased in the last three years but fuel poverty gap remains,…
Significant increase in Universal Credit health claims, as government announces benefit changes
Half a million more people with a health condition or disability were on Universal Credit last December compared…
Disadvantage gap in post KS4 pathways increases
The sustained pathway gap between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils has increased in recent years. Disadvantaged pupils were 9.4%…
All ICBs missed NHS waiting times target in January
All ICBs missed the NHS waiting times target in January 2025, new NHS data shows. This comes amidst…
70% of NHS staff do not think there are enough health workers in the NHS
70% of NHS staff do not think “There are enough staff at this organisation for me to do…
Pensioners paid over £15k less than employed individuals
On average, pensioners are paid over £15k less than employed individuals, HM Revenue & Customs data reveals. The…
Deprived areas register 50% lower contraception prescription rates
In 2023, long-acting reversible contraception prescriptions were 50% lower in the most deprived areas of England, new Department…
14,123 of homes in Cornwall classed as second homes
In 2024, Cornwall registered 14,123 second homes, the highest in the country. This is 5% of all homes…
Local authorities received £70m in grants in 2023/2024
Local authorities in England received £70m in grants from central government in 2023/2024, new local authority revenue data…
41,922 government supported heat pump installations took place in 2024
41,922 government supported heat pumps were installed last year, new data from the Department for Energy Security and…
Type 2 diabetes rates have increased in 2024
Rates of type 2 diabetes have increased to 7% in England, new data reveals. The ICB of Black…
Child mortality rates significantly increase
Child mortality rates have significantly increased in England, the Office for Health Improvement & Disparities (OHID) reports. Over…
Performance gap amongst most and least disadvantaged KS4 pupils widens
Revised data published by the Department for Education reveals an increasing performance gap in England at key stage…
Rough sleeping rates in England increase for third year in a row
Rates of rough sleeping in England have increased for a third year in a row, with 4,667 people…
NHS pharmacy services’ satisfaction rates increase amidst pharmacy crisis
In January, 89.4% of people who have received an NHS England service at a pharmacy were satisfied with…
Carbon emissions in the UK see a 5% decrease as the CCC releases its Seventh Carbon Budget
As the Climate Change Committee released its Seventh Carbon Budget, the latest carbon emissions data reveals that overall…
Tooth extractions due to decay rise 17% among children in England
In England, during the 2023/2024 financial year, 31,165 tooth extractions were performed on children and young people (aged…
41% of students missing significant school time
In England, 41% of pupils missed at least 10% of classes in the 2024/2025 Autumn term, according to…
495,904 patients with a dementia diagnosis in January 2025
In January 2025, a total of 495,904 NHS England patients had a recorded diagnosis of dementia. This represents…
Knife crime increased by 24% over the last decade
Knife crime has increased by a staggering 24% in the last decade, according to data released today by…
House prices increase by 4.6%
Average house prices in the UK have increased by 4.6% in the 12 months to December 2024, provisional…
UK claimants rise as job vacancies shrink again
The UK Claimant Count rose in January 2025, hitting 1.750 million amid a continuing decline in job vacancies.…
Drug seizures in 2024: record volumes
Drug seizures in 2024 reached record-breaking levels, latest figures reveal. In total, law enforcement agencies confiscated 12.8 metric…
NHS waiting lists fall for fourth consecutive month but backlog remains
NHS waiting lists have fallen for the fourth consecutive month. As NHS staff delivered a record 18 million…
NHS reveals stark cancer waiting times statistics
74,000 people did not start their cancer treatment on time last year, according to latest data from NHS…
Tooth decay in 5-Year-Olds drops, but regional disparities remain stark
New data released on Tuesday by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) highlights persistent inequalities in…
National apprenticeship week: Apprenticeship starts rise
New figures released by the Department for Education during National Apprenticeship Week show a 1.3% rise in apprenticeship…
Social care receipt rates on the rise
As of June 2024, 662,320 people in England were receiving long-term social care—an increase from the previous year.…
Local authorities to receive an increased boost in public health grants
Local public health services have been given a £200 million boost in public health grants for the financial…
Alcohol deaths reach record high
The numbers of deaths due to alcohol reached a record high, latest data shows. A total of 10,473…
Councils in England set to receive £69 billion
Councils in England set to receive £69 billion in 2025-26 funding, but concerns remain. Local councils in England…
Average property prices in rural and urban areas
According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), properties in ‘predominantly rural’ areas in England…
Dentistry Access in Great Britain
According to the Health Insight Survey, in England, 12% of individuals surveyed do not have a dentist at…
Road Traffic Casualties in Great Britain
The number of fatalities on Great Britain’s roads fell by 5% in 2023, with 1,624 deaths reported, according…