PPS 12 Housing in Settlements·Page 62
Demographic Analysis in Housing Context
Demographic information should be analysed to inform the Housing Needs Assessment, using Census data as the primary source supplemented by other research and datasets, though this is not intended to predict future household formation levels.
In analysing demographic information for the local context, it is not intended to predict the level of future household formation. The level of new household formation is determined as part of the RDS.
An understanding of the key demographic trends however is considered necessary if an informed HNA is to be carried out. The primary data source for demographic analysis is the Census, although other research or data will be available to supplement this e.g. Noble Index of Relative Deprivation; General Registrars mid-year estimates or ad hoc research and commercially available datasets.
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