Continuous Scottish House Condition Survey

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Continuous Scottish House Condition Survey

• BESAC
• 23 June 2004

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What is the CSHCS?

• Fieldwork carried out throughout the year instead
  of once every 5/6 years
• Same amount of data collected
• Paired case targets
• 3,000 per year
• 9,000 by Q3 2006
• 15,000 by Q3 2008

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The survey is designed to

• Monitor the physical condition of the housing
  stock at a national level over time
• Provide a benchmark for local surveys
• Supplement the system of resource allocation
• Be an information resource for research and
  policy development in housing and regeneration

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Why did we go continuous?

• Increased flexibility
• of content
• of reporting
• in managing problems
• Remove seasonal effects
• More efficient use of resources

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Management of the survey

• Strategic guidance delivered by a broad
  partnership of key stakeholders
• Close partnership with DD
• ONS and MMBL expertise
• Consultation

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Reporting
Get the facts and figures into the public domain
as early as possible without compromising
validity or reliability

• Primary purpose is to report nationally
• but LAs need information too
• Sample structured to report key variables at LA
  level

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Reporting

• Approach is about adding value
• Policy support
• Fuel poverty
• SHQS
• Further research
• Housing and Health Report

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Reporting

• Currently developing options
• Continuous reporting as sample size permits.
• Set reporting milestones with additional thematic
  reports.

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Option 3 schedule
Spring Summer Autumn Winter
2007 National Reports Fuel Poverty
2008 Report Report
2009 Report Report
2010 National Reports Fuel Poverty
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Contact us

• House Condition Surveys Team
• Communities Scotland, Thistle House, 91 Haymarket
  Terrace, Edinburgh EH12 5HE
• 0131 479 5263
• Fax [phone]
• shcs_at_communitiesscotland.gov.uk
• http//www.shcs.gov.uk