Monthly Archives: May 2018

Data updates in Local Insight

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Updated Indicators

This month we have updated 94 indicators across Local Insight! See the table below for a snapshot of the highlights or take a look at the full list of updated indicators on our Knowledge Base article.

Indicator Source Reports Maps
Mortgage debt per household UK Finance Yes Yes
Broadband speed Ofcom Yes Yes
Unemployment benefit (JSA and Universal Credit) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Yes Yes
Disability benefit (DLA) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Some Yes
Pensioners in poverty (Pension Credit) Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Yes Yes
Income estimates Office for National Statistics (ONS) Some Yes
Employment and Support Allowance claimants Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Some Yes
Income Support claimants Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Some Yes
Housing Benefit Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Yes Yes
Housing affordability ONS House Price Statistics for Small Areas Yes Yes

Changes to datasets

There have been changes to some datasets in addition to the data updates this month:

  • Housing affordability indicators have changed sources, from ‘Land Registry’ to ‘ONS House Price Statistics for Small Areas’ or ‘ONS Income Estimates; ONS House Price Statistics for Small Areas’
  • Income estimates are now expressed as annual income rather than weekly income because ONS now publish the statistics as annual estimates.
  • Housing affordability indicators’ methodology has been tweaked so it’s consistent with ONS

Current indicators within Local Insight

To see a list of all of the current indicators available in Local Insight check out this knowledge base article containing a list of all the datasets available in Local Insight

Want to see more indicators within Local Insight?

We are always looking to add new indicators to Local Insight. So if you have any ideas of particular indicators you would like to see then let us know. Provided that the data is open data and published at small area level, so below Local Authority level, we will load the data in for you.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions about the data updates, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us on support@ocsi.co.uk or give us a call on 01273 810270.

Report generation will be down on Tuesday 15th May 2018

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We are getting in touch to let you know that due to circumstances outside of our control, our report generation server will be down on:

  • Tuesday 15th May; between 8am – 3pm.

What does this mean for you?

You will be able to use Local Insight as normal during this time. However, report generation will not work during this time.

Any reports that you request during the power outage, will be added to a report queue and will generate once the servers regain power.

To minimise inconvenience as a result of the power outage; we recommend:

  • You request any reports that you might need on Tuesday 15th May in advance
  • You avoid generating new reports during the power outage
  • You avoid generating new reports in the hour leading up to the power outage
  • You avoid using the Bulk Update Reports functionality on Monday 14th May & Tuesday 15th May.

We will monitor the report generation throughout the day, and once the power is back up and running, to ensure you receive reports as quickly as possible.

We will also send you an email to confirm that report generation is up and running on Tuesday afternoon.

We apologise for any inconvenience this might cause. If you would like to talk to one of the team about what this might mean for you – please get in touch on support@ocsi.co.uk