1. Results of written consultations of the Working Group
Working Group on Population and Housing Censuses
19-20 May 2015

2. Background
During discussions at the December 2014 meeting of the Task Force of Future EU censuses, two issues were identified on which further information was to be collected from NSIs
Staff resources needed by NSIs to meet the requirements of the 2011 EU census data collection
Possible needs for grants to support data source and methodological developments that could be applied for future censuses – both for 2021 and for census-type statistics after 2021
Two short questionnaires, with results discussed at the March 2015 meeting of the Task Force

4. Questionnaire results

5. Allocation of resources to different tasks

6. Did your NSI have previous experience of using SDMX prior to the Census Hub project?
YES NO
11 countries
16 countries

7. Grants Grants could be made available to support census developments
for the 2021 census
looking ahead beyond 2021
Questionnaire to NSIs
How likely was it that grants would be requested
How might any grants be used?
- developing / piloting access to and use of new data sources
- methodological developments
- other technology developments
Estimates of the amounts required

8. Questionnaire results
22 NSIs expressed interest in receiving grants
Large variation in the amounts required 20 thousand to 550 thousand euros
Total estimated grants required
– just over €4 million
Possible projects for which grant support could be needed were described briefly by NSIs
Most intended projects can be placed in one of three main categories
Administrative data sources
Sample data sources
Geo-referenced data

9. Task Force opinion on when grants are most likely to be needed
Largest need: allocation – for work to take place
Smaller needs:
2015 – for work in 2016
– work from 2018 onwards

10. Arrangements and timetable for grants – VIP.ADMIN
Applications now closed
Grants under the VIP.ADMIN project
General administrative data-related project but priority will be given to proposals related to the census
Budget €200 thousand
Grants later in 2015

11. Arrangements and timetable for grants – additional census-related grants
Separate budget request for census-related grants
€800 thousand requested but not confirmed yet whether this will be available
For census-related grants to be awarded in autumn of 2016
Further budget requests in following years if there is a need
Grants allocated in the autumn of each year, with work continuing into following year
Exact amounts available may increase – if funds unused from other programmes

12. Thank you