2021 Census

That would be good as i'm not going to vote any more and it may stop alot of junk mail as well

 

Yes the census is compulsory. This is the last one, after this information will be gathered electronically.

 

I would think it would be from the mountains of data that is available from the DHSS , NHS etc etc. I would hope that Facebook and its ilk would not be used, info would be patchy for a nation and probably they don't have access to it. We can worry about this in 10 years time

 

Been trying to get paper one by phoning as i hate puting to much personel info through computer hard getting through but i think i've just got paper one coming, you can't speak to any one but it ask's you for the 10 dit number at top right of letter

If i had to do it through the computer when you hit the send button at the end, what info goes with what you have but into box's ie computer info?? not just what i have but down but the info that the computer send and reseive if you know what i mean

 

I’ve only seen the letter telling you to do the census, as Mum’s carer copied it through to me.

I was rather shocked by it, reading it with my mum in mind. It very clearly states that you have to do it, you do it on-line, there is a fine for not doing it, you have to do it.
Only then does it say that you can ask for a paper copy. No way of requesting a paper copy by post - you have to request by phone. I’m guessing a “press 1 for...” type system, @Jiffy ? The sort of system that elderly people often struggle with.

I’m so glad that the carer intercepted it. My mum would have got into a total panic, and would not have read as far as being able to request a paper copy... Fortunately, my brother says it can be done by a relative, if POA has been invoked.

Having said all that, she would have also got into a state if a paper copy had landed on the door-mat. Dementia is a cruel thing...

 

@Sian in Belgium

Yes, phone 08001412021
Press 1 to order paper copy
It asks you to type in the 10 digit ref number top right hand side of letter using the telphone key pad
if your successful it will inform you that the paper one with come in 5 to 10 working days

It took 2/3 attempts to get through !

only done it today so we will see if it works !!!!

 

As I suspected - you have to be fairly tech-savvy, even to request a paper copy.
I hope that those who follow up un-returned censuses will be sympathetic....

 

We exist twice. We were just moving to another country when the 2001 European census dropped through the letterbox. It was all postal then so allowed longer margin to fill and return. We did that, and moved away.

Upon arrival we found the same form in our new home country, so again filled it in (different language for variety), without realising that it's the same all- EU census.

But yes this one is clear, you can fill it in now, and should something change on 21st great if you could kindly let them know please.

Census is important for statisticians and crime novel writers alike. I think Agatha Christie used census night in her books a few times.

 

The punishment for not completing the census, is to watch the Harry and Meghan interview for 24 hours on loop.

 

I saw 20 minutes of that fell asleep and woke up at 11.30, freezing cold and went to bed.