Metadata

Indicator code
0.1.5
Indicator name

Concealed households

Geographical coverage

UK

Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)

Comparability

Not comparable between England and Scotland due to question and category differences.

Footnote (FULL)

N/A

Associated sources
0.1.5.2
0.1.5.1

Sources

0.1.5.1
Measure

Percentage of households containing a concealed household

Source

English Housing Survey

Organisation

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Contact details
Geographical coverage

England

Time period

2012 Apr to 2013 Mar - 2018 Apr to 2019 Mar

Frequency

Varied

Earliest available data

2012 Apr to 2013 Mar

Link to data source
Other information

EHS maintains the comparable time series on concealed households and sofa surfing in England.

0.1.5.2
Measure

Percentage of households with at least one concealed family

Source

Scottish Household Survey

Organisation

Scottish Government

Contact details
Geographical coverage

Scotland

Time period

2013 to 2015

Frequency

One-off analysis at present

Earliest available data

2013 to 2015

Link to data source
Other information

Data from multiple survey waves are pooled to provide a robust sample for analysis. However, some local authority estimates are unavailable when the sample size is sufficiently small.