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                    <title>Economy and Cost-of-Living Compendium March 2025</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <title>New mid-2023 population estimates show that Herefordshire&#x27;s resident population is 189,900</title>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Headline results from the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) latest Mid-Year Population Estimates for Herefordshire:&#xA;&#xB7;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Population Change: From mid-2020 to mid-2023, the population grew at its fastest rate in 20 years, with an average annual increase of 1,300 residents, driven by net inward migration. This growth followed a decline between mid-2017 to mid-2020.&#xA;&#xB7;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Annual Variations: Annual growth has been unpredictable s...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Headline results from the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) latest Mid-Year Population Estimates for Herefordshire:&#xA;&#xB7;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Population Change: From mid-2020 to mid-2023, the population grew at its fastest rate in 20 years, with an average annual increase of 1,300 residents, driven by net inward migration. This growth followed a decline between mid-2017 to mid-2020.&#xA;&#xB7;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Annual Variations: Annual growth has been unpredictable s...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[A new Herefordshire economy and cost of living compendium (formerly bulletin) has just been published on the website.&amp;nbsp; You can view or download it from the &#x27;related documents&#x27; of the Economy page.&#xA;The compendium comprises a round up of all the latest local economic, labour market and cost of living related data from a wide range of different sources, together with links to the latest relevant research.]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[A new Herefordshire economy and cost of living compendium (formerly bulletin) has just been published on the website.&amp;nbsp; You can view or download it from the &#x27;related documents&#x27; of the Economy page.&#xA;The compendium comprises a round up of all the latest local economic, labour market and cost of living related data from a wide range of different sources, together with links to the latest relevant research.]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 02:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest average house prices and housing affordability ratios for Herefordshire are now available on House prices and affordability. Data and charts showing how these have changed over time in Herefordshire, regionally and nationally are also available to download.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;In 2023, the average house price in Herefordshire was higher than both regionally and nationally&#xA;Relatively high house prices combined with a relatively low wage economy means that housing affordability is...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest average house prices and housing affordability ratios for Herefordshire are now available on House prices and affordability. Data and charts showing how these have changed over time in Herefordshire, regionally and nationally are also available to download.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;In 2023, the average house price in Herefordshire was higher than both regionally and nationally&#xA;Relatively high house prices combined with a relatively low wage economy means that housing affordability is...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New small area population estimates</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 02:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest estimates of the mid-2022 population of small areas are now available to download from Population around the county.&#xA;Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;Over half of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents live in areas defined as &#x2018;rural&#x2019;, with the majority of these in the most rural &#x2018;village and dispersed&#x2019; areas&#xA;A third of residents live in Hereford city&#xA;The built-up and rural areas...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest estimates of the mid-2022 population of small areas are now available to download from Population around the county.&#xA;Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;Over half of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents live in areas defined as &#x2018;rural&#x2019;, with the majority of these in the most rural &#x2018;village and dispersed&#x2019; areas&#xA;A third of residents live in Hereford city&#xA;The built-up and rural areas...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost of Living Monthly Monitoring Report &#x2013; March 2024</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2024/march/cost-of-living-monthly-monitoring-report-march-2024/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The March 2024 Economy and Cost-of-Living Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (January 2024) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include infla...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The March 2024 Economy and Cost-of-Living Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (January 2024) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include infla...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Armed Forces veterans insights from the 2021 Census</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2024/february/armed-forces-veterans-insights-from-the-2021-census/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The 2021 census was the first to ask questions about veterans and therefore the first time we have had data of this kind. A factsheet with headline results was published in December 2022 based on the limited data released at the time, this factsheet has now been updated following additional data releases. You can download the full factsheet from the Understanding Herefordshire website.&#xA;The key points from this data release include:&#xA;&#xA;Veterans report better general health than non-veterans (whe...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2021 census was the first to ask questions about veterans and therefore the first time we have had data of this kind. A factsheet with headline results was published in December 2022 based on the limited data released at the time, this factsheet has now been updated following additional data releases. You can download the full factsheet from the Understanding Herefordshire website.&#xA;The key points from this data release include:&#xA;&#xA;Veterans report better general health than non-veterans (whe...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost of Living Monthly Monitoring Report - February 2024</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2024/february/cost-of-living-monthly-monitoring-report-february-2024/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The February 2024 Economy and Cost-of-Living Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (January 2024) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include in...]]></description>
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                    <title>Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin January 2024</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 01:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Economy and Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-Living: December 2023 monthly monitoring report</title>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 01:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The December 2023 cost-of-living monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (October 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include inflation, Universal Credi...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The December 2023 cost-of-living monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (October 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include inflation, Universal Credi...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-Living: November 2023 monthly monitoring report</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/november/cost-of-living-november-2023-monthly-monitoring-report/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The November 2023 cost-of-living monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (October 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include inflation, Universal Credi...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The November 2023 cost-of-living monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (October 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include inflation, Universal Credi...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/november/new-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 03:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[New population estimates show that Herefordshire&#x27;s resident population was 188,700 in mid-2022&#xA;96,200 (51%) women and 92,600 (49%) men&#xA;30,100 aged under 16 (16%); 108,700 aged 16 to 64 (58%) and 49,800 aged 65 and over (26%)&#xA;A back-series of revised mid-year estimates, dating back to mid-2012, have also been published showing a different profile of change to what was previously understood.&amp;nbsp; These follow the results of the 2021 Census, which found that the county&#x2019;s population had been ove...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New population estimates show that Herefordshire&#x27;s resident population was 188,700 in mid-2022&#xA;96,200 (51%) women and 92,600 (49%) men&#xA;30,100 aged under 16 (16%); 108,700 aged 16 to 64 (58%) and 49,800 aged 65 and over (26%)&#xA;A back-series of revised mid-year estimates, dating back to mid-2012, have also been published showing a different profile of change to what was previously understood.&amp;nbsp; These follow the results of the 2021 Census, which found that the county&#x2019;s population had been ove...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Young people not in education, employment or training</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/november/young-people-not-in-education-employment-or-training/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Not being in education, employment or training (NEET) can have long-term detrimental effects on a young person&#x27;s employment prospects and well-being.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;New data show that in 2022-23, 4.3% of young people in Herefordshire were either NEET or their status was unknown; unchanged from the previous year.&amp;nbsp; This rate was lower than in both the West Midlands region and England (both 5.2%) and had fallen from a peak of 9.2% in 2019-20.&amp;nbsp; However, it remains the case that young people livi...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Not being in education, employment or training (NEET) can have long-term detrimental effects on a young person&#x27;s employment prospects and well-being.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;New data show that in 2022-23, 4.3% of young people in Herefordshire were either NEET or their status was unknown; unchanged from the previous year.&amp;nbsp; This rate was lower than in both the West Midlands region and England (both 5.2%) and had fallen from a peak of 9.2% in 2019-20.&amp;nbsp; However, it remains the case that young people livi...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>October 2023 Cost-of-Living Bulletin</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/october/october-2023-cost-of-living-bulletin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-living September 2023 monthly monitoring report</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/september/cost-of-living-september-2023-monthly-monitoring-report/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The September 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (August 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include Universal Credit and out-of-work benefit...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The September 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (August 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include Universal Credit and out-of-work benefit...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Understanding Herefordshire News</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/september/understanding-herefordshire-news/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2023 04:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The first (summer 2023) edition of Understanding Herefordshire News is now available via the link below .&amp;nbsp; Coordinated by the council&#x2019;s Intelligence Unit, it is a quarterly update on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and covers work that&#x2019;s going on to better understand the needs of Herefordshire&#x2019;s people and communities.&amp;nbsp; It&#x2019;s a place to share our work, what we have planned, and resources that you might find useful.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;The summer 2023 edition covers the revi...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The first (summer 2023) edition of Understanding Herefordshire News is now available via the link below .&amp;nbsp; Coordinated by the council&#x2019;s Intelligence Unit, it is a quarterly update on the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) and covers work that&#x2019;s going on to better understand the needs of Herefordshire&#x2019;s people and communities.&amp;nbsp; It&#x2019;s a place to share our work, what we have planned, and resources that you might find useful.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;The summer 2023 edition covers the revi...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>August 2023 Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/august/august-2023-herefordshire-cost-of-living-bulletin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing some of the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021: new data on health, disability and unpaid care</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/august/census-2021-new-data-on-health-disability-and-unpaid-care/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 09:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Headline results from the Census 2021 for disability and unpaid care is now available to download from the&amp;nbsp;Census 2021 webpage. You can explore the data yourself on&amp;nbsp;www.ons.gov.uk/census. The following are a few key points about Herefordshire:&#xA;&#xA;The Census 2021 was conducted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which may have influenced how people perceived and rated their health and on how people perceived and undertook their provision of unpaid care&#xA;Self-reported levels of g...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Headline results from the Census 2021 for disability and unpaid care is now available to download from the&amp;nbsp;Census 2021 webpage. You can explore the data yourself on&amp;nbsp;www.ons.gov.uk/census. The following are a few key points about Herefordshire:&#xA;&#xA;The Census 2021 was conducted during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which may have influenced how people perceived and rated their health and on how people perceived and undertook their provision of unpaid care&#xA;Self-reported levels of g...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New interactive Herefordshire ward profiles</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/july/new-interactive-herefordshire-ward-profiles/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 02:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Interactive ward-based profiles of socio-economic and demographic data are available on Herefordshire ward profiles.&#xA;They are a dynamic source of information and statistics about areas within Herefordshire, initially with data from the Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Further data from a wider range of sources and more visual representations in the form of charts and maps will be added over time.&#xA;Statistics are included on a wide range of topics for each ward and areas...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Interactive ward-based profiles of socio-economic and demographic data are available on Herefordshire ward profiles.&#xA;They are a dynamic source of information and statistics about areas within Herefordshire, initially with data from the Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation 2019. Further data from a wider range of sources and more visual representations in the form of charts and maps will be added over time.&#xA;Statistics are included on a wide range of topics for each ward and areas...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire small area population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/july/herefordshire-small-area-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 09:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Population estimates from the Census 2021 for small areas within Herefordshire are now available on Population around the county.&#xA;Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;Over half of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents live in areas defined as &#x2018;rural&#x2019;, with the majority of these in the most rural &#x2018;village and dispersed&#x2019; areas&#xA;Just under a third of residents live Hereford city&#xA;The built-up areas...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Population estimates from the Census 2021 for small areas within Herefordshire are now available on Population around the county.&#xA;Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.&#xA;Key points include &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;Over half of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents live in areas defined as &#x2018;rural&#x2019;, with the majority of these in the most rural &#x2018;village and dispersed&#x2019; areas&#xA;Just under a third of residents live Hereford city&#xA;The built-up areas...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New Herefordshire cost-of-living bulletin published</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/july/new-herefordshire-cost-of-living-bulletin-published/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin has just been published.&#xA;The Bulletin gives an overview of indicators relevant to the cost-of-living crisis and the groups likely to be most affected.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It should be noted that there is a time lag on most of the datasets, which means we aren&#x2019;t yet seeing the impacts of the current crisis in the data.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-Living Crisis - June 2023 Monthly Monitoring Report</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/june/cost-of-living-crisis-june-2023-monthly-monitoring-report/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The June 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (May 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include Universal Credit and out-of-work benefit claiman...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The June 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (May 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of relevant datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Topics include Universal Credit and out-of-work benefit claiman...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin May 2023</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/may/herefordshire-cost-of-living-bulletin-may-2023/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[To help to better understand how the rising cost of living is impacting the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant socio-economic data and intelligence into a Cost-of-Living Bulletin.&#xA;The Bulletin is usually updated quarterly, with a supplementary monitoring report released monthly, however in view of the release of updated data across a number of topics since the last (April) edition, this month we are publis...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[To help to better understand how the rising cost of living is impacting the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant socio-economic data and intelligence into a Cost-of-Living Bulletin.&#xA;The Bulletin is usually updated quarterly, with a supplementary monitoring report released monthly, however in view of the release of updated data across a number of topics since the last (April) edition, this month we are publis...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>The cost-of-living crisis - monthly monitoring report</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/march/the-cost-of-living-crisis-monthly-monitoring-report/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The March 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (January 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The March 2023 monthly monitoring report has just been published on the Cost-of-Living page of the Understanding Herefordshire website .&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin, the latest (January 2023) edition of which is also available from the same page, and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New population estimates published</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/february/new-population-estimates-published/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[New population estimates show that Herefordshire&#x27;s resident population was 187,600 in mid-2021.&#xA;This is the first mid-year estimate based on the 2021 census. We previously told you that the Census 2021 estimates for Herefordshire show a slower growth than expected over the last decade. This was down to an over-estimated net migration into the county that affected most ages under 55, but especially the 25 to 44s and children.&#xA;The following are a few key points from the Mid-2021 population brie...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New population estimates show that Herefordshire&#x27;s resident population was 187,600 in mid-2021.&#xA;This is the first mid-year estimate based on the 2021 census. We previously told you that the Census 2021 estimates for Herefordshire show a slower growth than expected over the last decade. This was down to an over-estimated net migration into the county that affected most ages under 55, but especially the 25 to 44s and children.&#xA;The following are a few key points from the Mid-2021 population brie...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Report into the state of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/january/report-into-the-state-of-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-sector-in-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/january/report-into-the-state-of-the-voluntary-community-and-social-enterprise-sector-in-herefordshire/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The voluntary and community sector are key partners in Herefordshire Council&#x27;s Talk Community approach.&amp;nbsp; In recognition of this, Herefordshire Council commissioned Impact Consultancy to research the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector and assess the &#x2018;state of the sector&#x2019; in Herefordshire. The objectives of the research were to;&#xA;&#xA;Provide insight into the size and diversity of the voluntary and community sector in Herefordshire and how it compares nationally and with n...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The voluntary and community sector are key partners in Herefordshire Council&#x27;s Talk Community approach.&amp;nbsp; In recognition of this, Herefordshire Council commissioned Impact Consultancy to research the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector and assess the &#x2018;state of the sector&#x2019; in Herefordshire. The objectives of the research were to;&#xA;&#xA;Provide insight into the size and diversity of the voluntary and community sector in Herefordshire and how it compares nationally and with n...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021: new data on the Labour market and travel to work</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/january/census-2021-new-data-on-the-labour-market-and-travel-to-work/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2023/january/census-2021-new-data-on-the-labour-market-and-travel-to-work/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[Census 2021 headline results for (1) sexual orientation &amp;amp; gender identity (appended to the Demography &amp;amp; Migration topic report) and (2) the labour market and travel to work in Herefordshire are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. The following are a few key points from the labour market and the modes and distances travelled to work report:&#xA;&#xA;An ageing population has driven a fall in economic activity, with rising numbers of people who are retired - 59% of Herefordsh...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Census 2021 headline results for (1) sexual orientation &amp;amp; gender identity (appended to the Demography &amp;amp; Migration topic report) and (2) the labour market and travel to work in Herefordshire are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. The following are a few key points from the labour market and the modes and distances travelled to work report:&#xA;&#xA;An ageing population has driven a fall in economic activity, with rising numbers of people who are retired - 59% of Herefordsh...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Cost-of-Living Bulletin</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/december/herefordshire-cost-of-living-bulletin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[To help to better understand how the rising cost of living is impacting the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant socio-economic data and intelligence into a Cost-of-Living Bulletin. The Bulletin is currently updated quarterly with a supplementary monitoring report released monthly.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[To help to better understand how the rising cost of living is impacting the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant socio-economic data and intelligence into a Cost-of-Living Bulletin. The Bulletin is currently updated quarterly with a supplementary monitoring report released monthly.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021:  new data on ethnic groups, national identities, languages and religions</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/december/census-2021-new-data-on-ethnic-groups-national-identities-languages-and-religions/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Headline results from the Census 2021 on ethnic groups, national identities, languages and religions of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. The following are a few key points from the report:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people who identified themselves as being of an ethnicity other than &#x2018;white: British&#x2019; increased to 5,100 (8.9%) - this is still very low compared to nationally (26%)&#xA;Polish was the most common main language in the county other than English...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Headline results from the Census 2021 on ethnic groups, national identities, languages and religions of Herefordshire&#x2019;s residents are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. The following are a few key points from the report:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people who identified themselves as being of an ethnicity other than &#x2018;white: British&#x2019; increased to 5,100 (8.9%) - this is still very low compared to nationally (26%)&#xA;Polish was the most common main language in the county other than English...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021 data on UK Armed Forces veterans</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/december/census-2021-data-on-uk-armed-forces-veterans/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[On the 10th November 2022 the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) released the Census 2021 data on UK Armed Forces veterans. Headline results and key statistics for Herefordshire are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. This is the first time that a Census asked questions about Veterans and therefore the first time we have had data of this kind.&#xA;Key points from this data release include:&#xA;&#xA;9,600 Herefordshire residents aged 16 and over served in either the UK armed forces,...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On the 10th November 2022 the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) released the Census 2021 data on UK Armed Forces veterans. Headline results and key statistics for Herefordshire are now available to download from the Census 2021 webpage. This is the first time that a Census asked questions about Veterans and therefore the first time we have had data of this kind.&#xA;Key points from this data release include:&#xA;&#xA;9,600 Herefordshire residents aged 16 and over served in either the UK armed forces,...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-Living Bulletin: Supplementary Monthly Monitoring Report November 2022</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/november/cost-of-living-bulletin-supplementary-monthly-monitoring-report-november-2022/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The November 2022 Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp; The key points from this edition of the Monitor are:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people claiming the Universal Credit (UC) doubled between March 2020 and May 2020. Since then numbers have remained at a high level.&#xA;The number of pe...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The November 2022 Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp; The key points from this edition of the Monitor are:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people claiming the Universal Credit (UC) doubled between March 2020 and May 2020. Since then numbers have remained at a high level.&#xA;The number of pe...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021 - Demography and Migration statistics</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/november/census-2021-demography-and-migration-statistics-1/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/november/census-2021-demography-and-migration-statistics-1/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[Last week we told you about the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) recent Census 2021 outputs on Demography and Migration. &amp;nbsp;Headline results and key statistics for Herefordshire are now available to download from Understanding Herefordshire&#x2019;s Census 2021 webpage. This update provides a summary of population and household estimates, including an overview of the non-UK born population and composition of households.&amp;nbsp; For example:&#xA;&#xA;Total population of 187,000 residents living in 82,8...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week we told you about the Office for National Statistics&#x2019; (ONS) recent Census 2021 outputs on Demography and Migration. &amp;nbsp;Headline results and key statistics for Herefordshire are now available to download from Understanding Herefordshire&#x2019;s Census 2021 webpage. This update provides a summary of population and household estimates, including an overview of the non-UK born population and composition of households.&amp;nbsp; For example:&#xA;&#xA;Total population of 187,000 residents living in 82,8...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Health Index for England 2020</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/november/health-index-for-england-2020/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its Health Index 2020 for England yesterday, 9 November 2022.&amp;nbsp; This data gives a rich insight into aspects that affect the health of both individuals and communities and helps to understand what is driving changes at local authority and integrated care system level.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It is split into three categories (domains): Healthy People, Healthy Lives and Healthy Places.&amp;nbsp; These can be further broken down to focus on health topics (subdoma...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its Health Index 2020 for England yesterday, 9 November 2022.&amp;nbsp; This data gives a rich insight into aspects that affect the health of both individuals and communities and helps to understand what is driving changes at local authority and integrated care system level.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;It is split into three categories (domains): Healthy People, Healthy Lives and Healthy Places.&amp;nbsp; These can be further broken down to focus on health topics (subdoma...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021 - Demography and Migration statistics</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/november/census-2021-demography-and-migration-statistics/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday the Office for National Statistics (ONS) started its second phase of publishing Census 2021 outputs with data on migration, country of birth and household size and structure.&amp;nbsp; This phase &#x2013; which will see releases over the next few months &#x2013; includes statistics below Local Authority level for the first time.&#xA;The Intelligence Unit are looking at the data now and will publish a summary of key statistics and headlines next week.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Some initial headlines:&#xA;&#xA;Total po...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[On Wednesday the Office for National Statistics (ONS) started its second phase of publishing Census 2021 outputs with data on migration, country of birth and household size and structure.&amp;nbsp; This phase &#x2013; which will see releases over the next few months &#x2013; includes statistics below Local Authority level for the first time.&#xA;The Intelligence Unit are looking at the data now and will publish a summary of key statistics and headlines next week.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Some initial headlines:&#xA;&#xA;Total po...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-Living Bulletin: Supplementary Monthly Monitoring Report October 2022</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/october/cost-of-living-bulletin-supplementary-monthly-monitoring-report-october-2022/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 02:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The October 2022 Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp; The key points from this edition of the Monitor are:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people claiming the Universal Credit (UC) doubled between March 2020 and May 2020. Since then the claimant numbers remained at a high level.&#xA;The numbe...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The October 2022 Monthly Monitoring Report has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The monthly monitoring report is a supplementary report to the quarterly Cost-of-Living Bulletin and provides the latest data from the limited number of datasets that are updated on a monthly basis.&amp;nbsp; The key points from this edition of the Monitor are:&#xA;&#xA;The number of people claiming the Universal Credit (UC) doubled between March 2020 and May 2020. Since then the claimant numbers remained at a high level.&#xA;The numbe...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Cost-of-living bulletin</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/july/cost-of-living-bulletin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The global economic aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the war in Ukraine, have had an adverse effect on economic growth and led to large and rapid increases in the price of energy, fuel, food items and many essential goods, pushing UK inflation up to a forty-year high.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&#xA;To help to better understand how the rising cost of living may impact the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The global economic aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, combined with the war in Ukraine, have had an adverse effect on economic growth and led to large and rapid increases in the price of energy, fuel, food items and many essential goods, pushing UK inflation up to a forty-year high.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&#xA;To help to better understand how the rising cost of living may impact the people of Herefordshire, and the groups and areas likely to be most affected, we have brought together a range of relevant...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>2021 Census population and household estimates for Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/june/2021-census-population-and-household-estimates-for-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2022 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the first results from the Census 2021 on 28 June 2022. This included population and household estimates for local authorities in England &amp;amp; Wales.&#xA;Herefordshire&#x2019;s resident population was 187,100 in 2021&#xA;&#xA;This was 3,600 more people than in 2011 (up by 2.0%), which is a slower rate of growth than England &amp;amp; Wales (6.6%).&#xA;With 86 people per square kilometre, Herefordshire had the fourth lowest population density out of all county level aut...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the first results from the Census 2021 on 28 June 2022. This included population and household estimates for local authorities in England &amp;amp; Wales.&#xA;Herefordshire&#x2019;s resident population was 187,100 in 2021&#xA;&#xA;This was 3,600 more people than in 2011 (up by 2.0%), which is a slower rate of growth than England &amp;amp; Wales (6.6%).&#xA;With 86 people per square kilometre, Herefordshire had the fourth lowest population density out of all county level aut...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Economic Update</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/april/herefordshire-economic-update/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2022 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The April 2022 edition of the quarterly Herefordshire Economic Update (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The Update provides a range of data and intelligence around the state of Herefordshire&#x27;s economy and labour market, as well as topical socio-economic issues, such as poverty and housing affordability, and a roundup of relevant national economic news and data.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The April 2022 edition of the quarterly Herefordshire Economic Update (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The Update provides a range of data and intelligence around the state of Herefordshire&#x27;s economy and labour market, as well as topical socio-economic issues, such as poverty and housing affordability, and a roundup of relevant national economic news and data.&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Analysis of Herefordshire population data in response to the conflict in Ukraine</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/march/analysis-of-herefordshire-population-data-in-response-to-the-conflict-in-ukraine/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics have recently published preliminary counts from the 2021 Census to help planning of the local and national emergency response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.&#xA;The Intelligence Unit have prepared a brief on the population data to support Herefordshire&#x2019;s response to the Ukraine conflict on Understanding Herefordshire.&#xA;In summary &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;There were 100 people born in Ukraine living in Herefordshire in March 2021, and almost 6,500 from neighbouring and the Baltic...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics have recently published preliminary counts from the 2021 Census to help planning of the local and national emergency response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.&#xA;The Intelligence Unit have prepared a brief on the population data to support Herefordshire&#x2019;s response to the Ukraine conflict on Understanding Herefordshire.&#xA;In summary &#x2013;&#xA;&#xA;There were 100 people born in Ukraine living in Herefordshire in March 2021, and almost 6,500 from neighbouring and the Baltic...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Economic Update</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2022/january/herefordshire-economic-update/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (January 2022) edition of the quarterly Herefordshire Economic Update (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The Update provides a range of data and intelligence around the state of Herefordshire&#x27;s economy and labour market, as well as a roundup of relevant national economic news and data.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;In order to ensure that the Update continues to meet the needs and interests of readers, we are also inviting feedback on the Update by inviting...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (January 2022) edition of the quarterly Herefordshire Economic Update (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published.&amp;nbsp; The Update provides a range of data and intelligence around the state of Herefordshire&#x27;s economy and labour market, as well as a roundup of relevant national economic news and data.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;In order to ensure that the Update continues to meet the needs and interests of readers, we are also inviting feedback on the Update by inviting...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New Herefordshire small area population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/december/new-herefordshire-small-area-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2021 10:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest estimates of the mid-2020 population of small areas are now available to download from the Population pages. Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest estimates of the mid-2020 population of small areas are now available to download from the Population pages. Figures are available for the numbers of people in Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs), wards and parishes, by age group and sex.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Economic Summary October 2021</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/october/herefordshire-economic-summary-october-2021/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (October 2021) Herefordshire Economic Summary (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published on the &#x27;Economic impact of coronavirus&#x27; page of the Understanding Herefordshire website&#x200B;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus figures for support provided to Herefordshire businesses since the start of the pandemic.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (October 2021) Herefordshire Economic Summary (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published on the &#x27;Economic impact of coronavirus&#x27; page of the Understanding Herefordshire website&#x200B;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus figures for support provided to Herefordshire businesses since the start of the pandemic.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Herefordshire Economic Summary</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/september/herefordshire-economic-summary/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 03:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (September 2021) Herefordshire Economic Summary (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published on the &#x27;Economic impact of coronavirus&#x27; page of the Understanding Herefordshire website&#x200B;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus figures for support provided to Herefordshire businesses since the start of the pandemic.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (September 2021) Herefordshire Economic Summary (formerly the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Summary) has just been published on the &#x27;Economic impact of coronavirus&#x27; page of the Understanding Herefordshire website&#x200B;.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus figures for support provided to Herefordshire businesses since the start of the pandemic.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/september/new-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 193,600 in mid-2020. Data is now available to download from the Population pages.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 193,600 in mid-2020. Data is now available to download from the Population pages.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/august/economic-impact-of-coronavirus-covid-19/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2021]]></category>
                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/august/economic-impact-of-coronavirus-covid-19/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (August) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (August) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Launch of the new Midlands Engine Observatory Intelligence Hub.</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/july/midlands-engine-observatory-intelligence-hub/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/july/midlands-engine-observatory-intelligence-hub/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[Today sees the launch of the new Midlands Engine Observatory Intelligence Hub: a single, interactive portal for a wealth of up-to-the-minute pan regional data, research and expert insights; and a unique tool to inform decision making around key investments and policy formulation for economic and social benefit in the Midlands.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;A link to the hub can be found in the &#x27;useful links&#x27; box on the Economy page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today sees the launch of the new Midlands Engine Observatory Intelligence Hub: a single, interactive portal for a wealth of up-to-the-minute pan regional data, research and expert insights; and a unique tool to inform decision making around key investments and policy formulation for economic and social benefit in the Midlands.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;A link to the hub can be found in the &#x27;useful links&#x27; box on the Economy page of the Understanding Herefordshire website.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Community Wellbeing Survey</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/july/community-wellbeing-survey/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2021]]></category>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council recently commissioned DJS research to undertake an important new survey of Herefordshire residents exploring how people feel about their local area and community, participation, satisfaction with the council, mental, physical and economic wellbeing and digital inclusion.&amp;nbsp; The survey report and a short video summarising its main findings is available in the Community section of the website.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council recently commissioned DJS research to undertake an important new survey of Herefordshire residents exploring how people feel about their local area and community, participation, satisfaction with the council, mental, physical and economic wellbeing and digital inclusion.&amp;nbsp; The survey report and a short video summarising its main findings is available in the Community section of the website.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Economic impact of COVID-19</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/july/economic-impact-of-covid-19/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor Herefordshire]]></dc:creator>
                    <category><![CDATA[2021]]></category>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (July) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (July) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/june/new-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2021]]></category>
                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/june/new-population-estimates/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 193,600 in 2020.&amp;nbsp; Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 193,600 in 2020.&amp;nbsp; Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/june/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 04:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2021]]></category>
                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/june/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (June) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistic...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (June) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistic...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Seasonal workers on Herefordshire farms</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/june/seasonal-workers-on-herefordshire-farms/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 12:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The seasonal workers from overseas on farms in Herefordshire survey (farm survey) is helping to fill the gaps in understanding of the seasonal workforce employed by farms in Herefordshire.&#xA;During the COVID pandemic it was felt that there was a lack of up to date information about Herefordshire&#x2019;s seasonal workforce in terms of providing necessary support during an outbreak.&amp;nbsp; Therefore, it was recommended that a new farm survey, which provides most up to date information, be undertaken for...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The seasonal workers from overseas on farms in Herefordshire survey (farm survey) is helping to fill the gaps in understanding of the seasonal workforce employed by farms in Herefordshire.&#xA;During the COVID pandemic it was felt that there was a lack of up to date information about Herefordshire&#x2019;s seasonal workforce in terms of providing necessary support during an outbreak.&amp;nbsp; Therefore, it was recommended that a new farm survey, which provides most up to date information, be undertaken for...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Market Position Statement (MPS) of Adult Social Care services</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/may/market-position-statement-mps-of-adult-social-care-services/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 09:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor Herefordshire]]></dc:creator>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council has just published a Market Position Statement (MPS) of Adult Social Care services within Herefordshire. The report summarises the supply and demand of care and support needs across the county. It signals potential business opportunities within the care and support market and provides evidence of how the council fulfils its duties under the Care Act 2014, the Children &amp;amp; Families Act 2014 and other relevant legislation to manage and shape its market.&#xA;You can download...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council has just published a Market Position Statement (MPS) of Adult Social Care services within Herefordshire. The report summarises the supply and demand of care and support needs across the county. It signals potential business opportunities within the care and support market and provides evidence of how the council fulfils its duties under the Care Act 2014, the Children &amp;amp; Families Act 2014 and other relevant legislation to manage and shape its market.&#xA;You can download...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/may/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2021 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/may/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (May) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistics...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (May) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The summary contains the latest economic insights for Herefordshire, including the out-of-work claimant count, job postings and furlough data, plus a roundup of national intelligence and data covering a wide range of economic topics.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistics...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Impacts of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/april/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/april/impacts-of-coronavirus-covid-19-in-herefordshire/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The latest (April) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; Overall indications are that the latest lockdown has not had as big an impact as the first, either nationally or locally. In Herefordshire, the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits remained stable in March at 4,800, however this is still more than double the pre-pandemic number.&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest publishe...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest (April) edition of our Economic Impacts of COVID-19 summary has just been published.&amp;nbsp; Overall indications are that the latest lockdown has not had as big an impact as the first, either nationally or locally. In Herefordshire, the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits remained stable in March at 4,800, however this is still more than double the pre-pandemic number.&#xA;We also produce a fortnightly coronavirus update, which includes analysis of the latest publishe...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>The economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/march/the-economic-impact-of-coronavirus-covid-19/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2021 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[In the spring of last year the coronavirus pandemic caused the largest contraction in the UK economy for over three hundred years, with thousands of jobs and businesses forced to rely on an unprecedented package of government support in order to survive.&amp;nbsp; The impact of the pandemic has, to some extent, been felt by everyone and every business in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp; Nationally, existing socio-economic inequalities have widened, with already more vulnerable groups and those in low paid wo...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In the spring of last year the coronavirus pandemic caused the largest contraction in the UK economy for over three hundred years, with thousands of jobs and businesses forced to rely on an unprecedented package of government support in order to survive.&amp;nbsp; The impact of the pandemic has, to some extent, been felt by everyone and every business in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp; Nationally, existing socio-economic inequalities have widened, with already more vulnerable groups and those in low paid wo...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Armed Forces Community Assessment</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/march/armed-forces-community-assessment/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council has just published the Executive Summary of a new Armed Forces Community Assessment that provides a wide range of information and data about issues affecting serving and former members of the Armed Forces community in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp; The aims of this assessment are to:&#xA;&#xA;Provide evidenced-based insights and analysis to inform Herefordshire&#x2019;s Armed Forces Covenant Partnership and its stakeholders.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Address key issues from a national outlook and where possible set...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Herefordshire Council has just published the Executive Summary of a new Armed Forces Community Assessment that provides a wide range of information and data about issues affecting serving and former members of the Armed Forces community in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp; The aims of this assessment are to:&#xA;&#xA;Provide evidenced-based insights and analysis to inform Herefordshire&#x2019;s Armed Forces Covenant Partnership and its stakeholders.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;Address key issues from a national outlook and where possible set...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>COVID-19 in Herefordshire</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/january/covid-19-in-herefordshire/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[If you are interested in facts and figures about the impact of Covid-19 in Herefordshire, you can now download our weekly summary.&amp;nbsp; It includes analysis of the published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistics about numbers of tests carried out and the age profile of confirmed cases.&amp;nbsp; It also incorporates other useful information, as it becomes available, about the wider impacts and vulnerabilities in the county.&#xA;These weekly summaries are published by noon each Friday...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you are interested in facts and figures about the impact of Covid-19 in Herefordshire, you can now download our weekly summary.&amp;nbsp; It includes analysis of the published data on cases and deaths, as well as other statistics about numbers of tests carried out and the age profile of confirmed cases.&amp;nbsp; It also incorporates other useful information, as it becomes available, about the wider impacts and vulnerabilities in the county.&#xA;These weekly summaries are published by noon each Friday...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Census 2021 will provide a snapshot of modern society</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2021/january/census-2021/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Households across Herefordshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021.&#xA;The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.&#xA;It will be the first run predominantly online, with households receiving a letter with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on their computers, phones or tablets.&#xA;&#x201C;A successfu...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Households across Herefordshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021.&#xA;The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.&#xA;It will be the first run predominantly online, with households receiving a letter with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on their computers, phones or tablets.&#xA;&#x201C;A successfu...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>2019 Director of Public Health Report</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/september/2019-director-of-public-health-report/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The 2019 Director of Public Health report has recently been added to Understanding Herefordshire website. The report, which was published for the February 2020 meeting of the Health and Well-being Board, focused on inequalities experienced by those living in the most rural areas of the county. Although health outcomes are better on average, people living in rural Herefordshire face particular challenges of housing quality and access to services. The report examines these, and how they can hav...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2019 Director of Public Health report has recently been added to Understanding Herefordshire website. The report, which was published for the February 2020 meeting of the Health and Well-being Board, focused on inequalities experienced by those living in the most rural areas of the county. Although health outcomes are better on average, people living in rural Herefordshire face particular challenges of housing quality and access to services. The report examines these, and how they can hav...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/july/new-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,800 in 2019.&amp;nbsp; Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,800 in 2019.&amp;nbsp; Further information about this update will soon be available from the Population page of our website. In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Coronavirus:  Big increase in numbers claiming unemployment-related benefits</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/june/coronavirus-big-increase-in-numbers-claiming-unemployment-related-benefits/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 05:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic is affecting many areas of our daily lives and is likely have a significant impact on Herefordshire&#x27;s economy, at least in the short to medium term. Data and intelligence are emerging all the time and will be vital to helping us understand the effect the virus is having.&#xA;The claimant count is a measure of the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.[2] Last month (April) saw the biggest monthly rise in claimant count in UK since modern records began in...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The coronavirus pandemic is affecting many areas of our daily lives and is likely have a significant impact on Herefordshire&#x27;s economy, at least in the short to medium term. Data and intelligence are emerging all the time and will be vital to helping us understand the effect the virus is having.&#xA;The claimant count is a measure of the number of people claiming unemployment related benefits.[2] Last month (April) saw the biggest monthly rise in claimant count in UK since modern records began in...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 years On</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/february/health-equity-in-england-the-marmot-review-10-years-on/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[To mark the tenth anniversary of Professor Sir Michael Marmot&#x2019;s landmark review of health inequalities in England Fair Society, Healthy Lives a new, updated report Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On has just been published by the Health Foundation.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The report presents some very significant findings, showing that people can expect to spend more of their lives in poor health and that the improvements to life expectancy seen throughout the twentieth century have...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[To mark the tenth anniversary of Professor Sir Michael Marmot&#x2019;s landmark review of health inequalities in England Fair Society, Healthy Lives a new, updated report Health Equity in England: The Marmot Review 10 Years On has just been published by the Health Foundation.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The report presents some very significant findings, showing that people can expect to spend more of their lives in poor health and that the improvements to life expectancy seen throughout the twentieth century have...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>New small area population and indices of deprivation (IMD) data</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/february/new-small-area-population-and-indices-of-deprivation-imd-data/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2020 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2020/february/new-small-area-population-and-indices-of-deprivation-imd-data/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[In December, we let you know that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We&#x27;ve analysed this new data and it&#x27;s now available as a download from the population page.&#xA;We&#x27;ve also updated our interactive map with the new data, as well as with the latest (2019) Indices of Deprivation (IMD) data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and we&#x27;ll shortly be updating the IMD pages of the website....]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[In December, we let you know that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We&#x27;ve analysed this new data and it&#x27;s now available as a download from the population page.&#xA;We&#x27;ve also updated our interactive map with the new data, as well as with the latest (2019) Indices of Deprivation (IMD) data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and we&#x27;ll shortly be updating the IMD pages of the website....]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Oral health needs assessment</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/december/oral-health-needs-assessment/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 05:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/december/oral-health-needs-assessment/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[We have recently published a new oral health needs assessment for Herefordshire which can be viewed, or downloaded, from the oral health page of this website.&#xA;The oral health needs assessment describes the standard of oral health of people living in Herefordshire and provides an overview of current local oral health care services.&#xA;It highlights that the standard of children&#x2019;s oral health in Herefordshire is poor, and is poorer than both the regional and national picture. For example, just und...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have recently published a new oral health needs assessment for Herefordshire which can be viewed, or downloaded, from the oral health page of this website.&#xA;The oral health needs assessment describes the standard of oral health of people living in Herefordshire and provides an overview of current local oral health care services.&#xA;It highlights that the standard of children&#x2019;s oral health in Herefordshire is poor, and is poorer than both the regional and national picture. For example, just und...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Latest small area population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/december/latest-small-area-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2019 11:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/december/latest-small-area-population-estimates/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have recently published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We will shortly begin analysing this new data and we will be making it available on the &#x2018;population&#x2019; and &#x2018;about your area&#x2019; pages.&amp;nbsp; We will also be updating the Ward Profiles (available in &#x27;facts and figures about local areas&#x27;) &#x200B;as the analysis is completed.&#xA;In the meantime, you can access the raw data on the ONS website.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have recently published their latest estimates of the population of small areas in England. We will shortly begin analysing this new data and we will be making it available on the &#x2018;population&#x2019; and &#x2018;about your area&#x2019; pages.&amp;nbsp; We will also be updating the Ward Profiles (available in &#x27;facts and figures about local areas&#x27;) &#x200B;as the analysis is completed.&#xA;In the meantime, you can access the raw data on the ONS website.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Water quality</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/november/water-quality/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Reflecting the importance of environmental factors to people&#x27;s health and wellbeing, we are gradually expanding the environment section of Understanding Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;In a recent (September 2019) news item we announced the addition of a new &#x27;climate change and greenhouse gas emissions&#x27; page and now more new content has been added covering water quality.&#xA;Britain&#x2019;s rivers are an essential source of fresh water for drinking, agriculture and industry.&amp;nbsp; In addition, they play a c...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Reflecting the importance of environmental factors to people&#x27;s health and wellbeing, we are gradually expanding the environment section of Understanding Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;In a recent (September 2019) news item we announced the addition of a new &#x27;climate change and greenhouse gas emissions&#x27; page and now more new content has been added covering water quality.&#xA;Britain&#x2019;s rivers are an essential source of fresh water for drinking, agriculture and industry.&amp;nbsp; In addition, they play a c...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>English Indices of Deprivation 2019</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/october/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2019 04:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/october/english-indices-of-deprivation-2019/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (IoD2019) were released at the end of September, replacing those from 2015. &amp;nbsp;They give an indication of how deprived a local area is compared to all other areas of England based on seven different types, or domains, of deprivation: income, employment, education and skills, health, crime, housing and services, and living environment.&#xA;The information from the different domains is combined into one overall measure of &#x2018;multiple&#x2019; deprivation (IMD2019)....]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The English Indices of Deprivation 2019 (IoD2019) were released at the end of September, replacing those from 2015. &amp;nbsp;They give an indication of how deprived a local area is compared to all other areas of England based on seven different types, or domains, of deprivation: income, employment, education and skills, health, crime, housing and services, and living environment.&#xA;The information from the different domains is combined into one overall measure of &#x2018;multiple&#x2019; deprivation (IMD2019)....]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Latest population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/july/latest-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.&amp;nbsp; We are working on analysis of the new data at the moment and will update the&amp;nbsp;Population&amp;nbsp;pages shortly.&amp;nbsp; In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.&amp;nbsp; We are working on analysis of the new data at the moment and will update the&amp;nbsp;Population&amp;nbsp;pages shortly.&amp;nbsp; In the meantime, you can download the data directly from ONS.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/september/climate-change-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editor Herefordshire]]></dc:creator>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/september/climate-change-and-greenhouse-gas-emissions/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[Reflecting the potential impact of global warming and associated climate change on Herefordshire&#x27;s natural environment, its economy, and on its people&#x27;s health and well-being, we have created a new webpage.&amp;nbsp; The page summarises the challenges posed by climate change and progress in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in the county.&amp;nbsp; It also provides links to key documents and sources of data.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Reflecting the potential impact of global warming and associated climate change on Herefordshire&#x27;s natural environment, its economy, and on its people&#x27;s health and well-being, we have created a new webpage.&amp;nbsp; The page summarises the challenges posed by climate change and progress in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases in the county.&amp;nbsp; It also provides links to key documents and sources of data.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Summer 2019 Understanding Herefordshire Bulletin</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/september/summer-2019-understanding-herefordshire-bulletin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 08:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2019]]></category>
                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/september/summer-2019-understanding-herefordshire-bulletin/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[Welcome to our latest (Summer 2019) Understanding Herefordshire bulletin&amp;nbsp;where we share information about what we have been working on.&amp;nbsp; You will also find links to some external resources that you might find interesting, information about recent engagement activities and current consultations, and details of some of the forthcoming projects we have planned.&#xA;Our previous bulletins, released in June 2018 and September 2018&amp;nbsp;and January 2019 may also be of interest.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Welcome to our latest (Summer 2019) Understanding Herefordshire bulletin&amp;nbsp;where we share information about what we have been working on.&amp;nbsp; You will also find links to some external resources that you might find interesting, information about recent engagement activities and current consultations, and details of some of the forthcoming projects we have planned.&#xA;Our previous bulletins, released in June 2018 and September 2018&amp;nbsp;and January 2019 may also be of interest.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Ward profiles updated</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/september/ward-profiles-updated/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <category><![CDATA[2019]]></category>
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                    <description><![CDATA[Updated ward profiles, incorporating the&amp;nbsp;latest information about quality of housing in Herefordshire, are now available to view and download via the &#x2018;interactive map&#x27;.&#xA;The ward profiles provide a single source of useful information and statistics about a ward and the areas within it that can be used in strategies, funding bids, business plans, or school projects. The profiles cover a wide range of topics, grouped into three broad themes: people, community and relationships, and place.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Updated ward profiles, incorporating the&amp;nbsp;latest information about quality of housing in Herefordshire, are now available to view and download via the &#x2018;interactive map&#x27;.&#xA;The ward profiles provide a single source of useful information and statistics about a ward and the areas within it that can be used in strategies, funding bids, business plans, or school projects. The profiles cover a wide range of topics, grouped into three broad themes: people, community and relationships, and place.]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Domestic violence and abuse - new web page added</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/august/domestic-violence-and-abuse-new-web-page-added/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2019 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <description><![CDATA[We have just added a new page to the website which provides information about the prevalence of domestic violence and abuse in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;The &#x27;hidden&#x27; problem of domestic abuse in rural communities has recently been highlighted in a report by the National Rural Crime Network.&#xA;It is estimated that in Herefordshire alone around 3,800 women and 2,100 men aged between 16 and 59 were victims of domestic violence and abuse in 2016-17.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;If you are experiencing, or have been affe...]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have just added a new page to the website which provides information about the prevalence of domestic violence and abuse in Herefordshire.&amp;nbsp;&#xA;The &#x27;hidden&#x27; problem of domestic abuse in rural communities has recently been highlighted in a report by the National Rural Crime Network.&#xA;It is estimated that in Herefordshire alone around 3,800 women and 2,100 men aged between 16 and 59 were victims of domestic violence and abuse in 2016-17.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&#xA;If you are experiencing, or have been affe...]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Latest population estimates</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/august/latest-population-estimates/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2019 06:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/august/latest-population-estimates/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.&amp;nbsp; Data is now available to download from the&amp;nbsp;Population pages.&amp;nbsp;]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ONS have published new population estimates which show Herefordshire&#x27;s population has increased to 192,100 in mid-2018.&amp;nbsp; Data is now available to download from the&amp;nbsp;Population pages.&amp;nbsp;]]></content:encoded>
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                    <title>Population update</title>
                    <link>https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/july/population-update/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                    <guid isPermaLink="false">https://understanding.herefordshire.gov.uk/latest-news/2019/july/population-update/</guid>
                    <description><![CDATA[New population forecasts for Herefordshire and areas around the county are available on Growing population. These show that the anticipated development of 16,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in Herefordshire, could see the population increase to 221,000 by 2031.]]></description>
                    <content:encoded><![CDATA[New population forecasts for Herefordshire and areas around the county are available on Growing population. These show that the anticipated development of 16,000 new homes over the next 12 years, in Herefordshire, could see the population increase to 221,000 by 2031.]]></content:encoded>
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