Why should I integrate my Council data with my Economic Wellbeing Explorer subscription?
Integrating your data with near real-time financial indicators allows your council to directly identify need
Smart Data Foundry’s near real-time financial indicators allow your council to lift the lid at a neighbourhood level on the different financial stresses residents are experiencing. Combined with council-provided datasets, these indicators create powerful roadmaps for change.
The specific priorities in your area will determine the use cases that matter most, such as homelessness, child poverty, fuel poverty, public transport usage or household costs. A data-driven approach enables targeted support and proactive prevention.
The Explorer contains sources of contextual data that demonstrate characteristics of a neighbourhood- such as the typical house size or distances to schools and GP practices- but your council will also hold a wealth of data that will help build the picture for where neighbourhood intervention would be most helpful.
Councils have successfully integrated datasets including free school meal provision, money advice locations, council tax indebtedness, rent arrears; homelessness, and benefits uptake. Such integration has allowed councils to take actions including reallocating money advice centres and help identifying the predeterminants of homelessness to aid prevention.
We are happy to discuss use cases and explore your data sources to address your specific challenges.
Incorporation into the Economic Wellbeing Explorer does not expose your data to other councils.