8. PSA AND DSO PERFORMANCE
8.1.3 Has the baseline for PSA indicator 17.5 (The
extent to which people over 65 receive the support they need
to live independently at home) now been set and, if so, what is
it? (Q94)
Answer
1. Not yet. This is a new indicator and
so there was no historical data. The Place Survey was not used
as a data source as it was too infrequent. Instead, the question
was included in the National Centre for Social Research survey
but this also proved to be too infrequent. Department of Health
and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) colleagues have therefore
arranged for a monthly collection in the Office for National Statistics
Omnibus Survey, and received the first data in June 2009 which
is being used to develop the baseline.
2. It is expected that a baseline will be
included in DWP's Autumn Performance Report 2009, subject
to approval of the Delivery Board and agreement by key stakeholders.
| 
