A summary of the inequalities data used to identify the 10 Opportunity Bucks wards (2021)
Opportunity Bucks is our local partnership approach to levelling up, working in partnership across the county to improve outcomes for people across the county who are experiencing the most hardship. Our aim, through the Opportunity Bucks programme, is to ensure that everyone in the county has the opportunity to succeed, that we grow together as a place and that nobody is left behind.
We caught up with Policy and Insight Manager Korri Lenney to hear about why data is important to her role and her passion for social change.
The Claimant Count counts the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance plus those who claim Universal Credit and are required to seek work and be available for work. It is a measure of the number of people claiming ‘out-of-work’ related benefits. Not all those who are unemployed claim benefits. This is largely due to people finding new work very quickly or having other sources of financial support at home. In addition, not all those counted within the Claimant Count are unemployed (some are working a low number of hours and/or are earning a low income). Whilst the Claimant Count is not a measure of unemployment, it is a useful proxy at the local level.
The Bucks Data Exchange is working with the NTU to create a local picture of the needs of charities across Bucks.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero publish national statistics on UK local authority and regional gas emissions. The greenhouse gases covered by these statistics are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. In accordance with international reporting and carbon trading protocols, each of these gases is weighted by its global warming potential (GWP), so that total greenhouse gas emissions can be reported on a consistent basis (in carbon dioxide equivalent units). The GWP for each gas is defined as its warming influence relative to that of carbon dioxide. The GWPs used in these statistics are from Working Group 1 of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2013.
Recycling Rate data is the percentage of household waste sent for reuse, recycling or composting. It is derived from WasteDataFlow (web-based-system for municipal waste reporting by UK local authorities to Government). The WasteDataFlow system went live on 30 April 2004.
Almost one year following the launch of the Bucks Data Exchange, we’ve been reflecting and collating our learning on the project. Watch our video to hear the story of the Bucks Data Exchange so far and then click the link below to complete our survey and help shape the future.
Buckinghamshire is often portrayed as an affluent county, but in reality the national picture of the Cost of Living crisis is clearly reflected across our county. This report provides a deeper understanding of geographical inequalities, financial insecurities, housing costs, energy and food poverty being experienced everyday by the people who call Bucks home.
Fingertips is a large public health data collection, organised into themed profiles.
The graph shows the median gross annual pay for residents working full-time and part-time in Buckinghamshire, the South East, and England.
Table showing the proportion of working age (16-64) residents by the highest level qualification they have in Buckinghamshire, the South East and England.
Tables showing top occupations by number of job postings in 2023 for Buckinghamshire, the South East and England.
