Correspondence between the Office for National Statistics & the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities regarding housing projections

FOI Ref: ​FOI/2022/3602

You asked

Please supply copies of any communication between the Office for National Statistics (ONS) & the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) where representation has been made asking why they are failing to use the up to date data please, or why they are not recommending that LPAs use up to date data for the Standard Methodology that dictates housing numbers.

We said

Thank you for your request.

Please see the requested information in the documents in the accompanying downloads. 'FOI_2022_3602_correspondence_pack.pdf' comprises the requested correspondence in scope of your request. 'FOI_2022_3602_attachment1' and 'FOI_2022_3602_attachment2' are documents that were included as attachments in some of the emails. We have added indicators in the correspondence pack to show which emails these were attached to.

Personal data has been redacted in line with Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).

You may also find the National Statistical blog named 'What our household projections really show' by Rich Pereira on 19 October 2018 of interest.