By completing your Census form you personally could generate more than £600 funding for key services such as education, housing and health in Haringey.
That?s the message being given to local residents as the six-month countdown to Census 2011 begins.
Census data is used to measure local and national population and directly affects future funding for local services, and so helps the government to decide how best to target resources over a 10-year period.
Each member of the population who is listed on the Census means an estimated £650 in government grants for the borough, so getting the figures right is vital – particularly at a time of deep government cuts to public sector funding.
Haringey Council Leader Cllr Claire Kober said: “The message is simple: every single resident who is counted in the Census will boost the funding available to Haringey.
“That funding has a direct impact on how well placed the council and other key agencies are to deliver those services which residents have come to rely on.
“Because of the government’s cuts we are facing record cuts in Haringey, so it is more important than ever that the Census paints the most accurate possible picture of the local population, and that we do all we can to encourage every single household in the borough to take part.”
The Census will be held on March 27, 2011. The huge fact-gathering mission will see around 25million questionnaires delivered to homes throughout England and Wales.
Information gathered in the Census will include details on population, age, ethnicity, faith, housing, health and work.
Census information is only used to measure the make-up of the population. It will not be passed on to the police or council departments.
