Census forms need to be filled in by law, and refusing to complete one can lead to a fine of up to £1,000. The forms take about five minutes to fill in, and it only comes around every ten years.
We want to encourage black and ethnic minority communities to fill in the forms so we get an accurate picture of Stockwell's diversity.
In particular, we want to ensure good representation from the Portuguese speaking community. This year, the census has the option of recording your identity so groups can fill in "Portuguese", "Brazilian", "Angolan" etc so we get a better picture of how many Portuguese speaking residents live in Lambeth.
Portuguese speaking community leaders have started holding sessions to help people fill in their Census forms.
Census Support Sessions for Portuguese Speakers
Springfield Community Centre, 110 Union Road
Tuesday 29th Mar, Thursday 31st Mar and Saturday 2nd April
6pm to 9pm
1 comment:
It is vitally important that every household completes and returns its form, as much central government funding is based on the statistics so obtained.
One can only guess at the number of people whose details are not included in any return, but, if it were, say 5% (of a population of 270,000), that would result in a loss to the borough of some £80,000,000 in funding annually.
That is a lot of money. So if you are a member of a church, or a housing group, or have any way of encouraging people to provide the information, you really should do so, as this will affect you, and your family, and the community in which we all live
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