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An Introduction March 2017 2015 Population

Total % % Working % Pension Area Forum / Ward Children Working Age Pension Age Population Children Age Age 3,332 12,268 5,227 20,827 16% 59% 25% 1,745 6,243 2,603 10,591 16% 59% 25% 1,587 6,025 2,624 10,236 16% 59% 26% Cheviot 2,987 11,273 5,254 19,514 15% 58% 27% and District 1,419 5,384 2,394 9,197 15% 59% 26% Kelso and District 1,568 5,889 2,860 10,317 15% 57% 28% 5,968 21,718 7,349 35,035 17% 62% 21% and District 2,419 9,555 2,658 14,632 17% 65% 18% Leaderdale and 2,046 6,439 2,294 10,779 19% 60% 21% Melrose 1,503 5,724 2,397 9,624 16% 59% 25% Teviot and 2,824 10,566 4,416 17,806 16% 59% 25% and 1,665 5,503 2,117 9,285 18% 59% 23% Hawick and Hermitage 1,159 5,063 2,299 8,521 14% 59% 27% 3,864 12,482 4,502 20,848 19% 60% 22% 2,107 6,343 2,355 10,805 20% 59% 22% 1,757 6,139 2,147 10,043 17% 61% 21% Grand Total 18,975 68,307 26,748 114,030 17% 60% 23% % % Working Pension Total % Children Working Pension Age Age Population Children Data Zone Name Age Age and Chesters Area 83 421 233 737 11.3% 57.1% 31.6% Denholm 87 349 205 641 13.6% 54.4% 32.0% Hawick - Burnfoot - Central 220 447 98 765 28.8% 58.4% 12.8% Hawick - Burnfoot - North 275 516 63 854 32.2% 60.4% 7.4% Hawick - Burnfoot - South East 152 438 153 743 20.5% 59.0% 20.6% Hawick - Burnfoot - West 138 373 106 617 22.4% 60.5% 17.2% Hawick Central - Drumlanrig 161 582 249 992 16.2% 58.7% 25.1% Hawick Central - Millers Knowes 113 515 234 862 13.1% 59.7% 27.1% Hawick Central - Town Centre 81 457 221 759 10.7% 60.2% 29.1% Hawick Central - Trinity 81 385 172 638 12.7% 60.3% 27.0% Hawick Central - Weensland 137 528 242 907 15.1% 58.2% 26.7% Hawick Central - Wellogate 117 598 218 933 12.5% 64.1% 23.4% Hawick North - Commercial Road 93 432 194 719 12.9% 60.1% 27.0% Hawick North - Silverbuthall 153 549 175 877 17.4% 62.6% 20.0% Hawick North - Stirtches 168 579 173 920 18.3% 62.9% 18.8% Hawick North - Wilton Hill 139 579 238 956 14.5% 60.6% 24.9% Hawick West End - Crumhaugh 98 527 301 926 10.6% 56.9% 32.5% Hawick West End - Crumhaughill and 145 475 217 837 17.3% 56.8% 25.9% Parkdaill Hawick West End - 60 304 219 583 10.3% 52.1% 37.6% Minto Cauldmill and Boonraw Area 97 516 260 873 11.1% 59.1% 29.8% 103 430 231 764 13.5% 56.3% 30.2% and Hermitage Area 123 566 214 903 13.6% 62.7% 23.7% Teviot and Liddesdale 2824 10566 4416 17806 15.9% 59.3% 24.8% Themes

Economy and Income

Education Public and Services Population Learning and Deprivation

Community Health and and Environment Wellbeing Theme No. National Outcome Description Demographic and 0 Population and Household Profile with Deprivation 'baseline' SIMD2012 Household Profile 1 We live in a that is the most attractive place to do business in Europe Economy and Income 2 We realise our full economic potential with more and better employment opportunities for our people

3 We are better educated, more skilled and more successful, renowned for our research and innovation Education and Learning Our young people are successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible 4 citizens 5 Our children have the best start in life and are ready to succeed 6 We live longer, healthier lives Life Stages / Health 7 We have tackled the significant inequalities in Scottish society and Wellbeing 8 We have improved the life chances for young people and families at risk Our people are able to maintain their independence as they get older and are able to access appropriate 15 support when they need it 9 We live our lives safe from crime, disorder and danger

10 We live in well-designed, sustainable places where we are able to access amenities and services we need

We have strong, resilient and supportive communities where people take responsibility for their own actions 11 Community and and how they affect others Environment 12 We value and enjoy our built and natural environment and protect and enhance it for future generations

13 We take pride in a strong, fair and inclusive national identity (Local identity)

14 We reduce the local and global environmental impact of our consumption and production

Public Services 16 Our public services are high quality, continually improving, efficient and responsive to local people's needs Scottish Borders Population

Estimated Population for the Scottish Borders by Gender and Age Group for 2015, NRS 30,000 30,000 • 2015 Population : 25,000 25,000 114,030 20,000 20,000

15,000 15,000

10,000 10,000 • 51.5% Female 5,000 5,000 • 48.5% Male 0 0 0 - 14 15 - 29 30 - 44 45 - 59 60 - 74 75 + Females 8,733 8,259 9,472 13,741 11,837 6,715 Males 8,984 8,308 8,476 13,246 11,317 4,942 All 17,717 16,567 17,948 26,987 23,154 11,657

Proportion of 2015 Population by Age Group for the Scottish Borders compared to Scotland, NRS Aged 60+ 25.0%

20.0%

• Scottish Borders: 15.0%

30.5% 10.0%

5.0%

• Scotland: 24.2% 0.0% 0 - 14 15 - 29 30 - 44 45 - 59 60 - 74 75 + Scottish Borders 15.5% 14.5% 15.7% 23.7% 20.3% 10.2% Scotland 15.9% 19.3% 18.9% 21.7% 16.0% 8.1% Measuring Deprivation • The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is the official tool for finding the most deprived areas in Scotland. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD • 28 indicators across 7 SIMD Domains: Employment, Income, Education, Health, Access, Crime and Housing • Of 143 areas in the Scottish Borders, that are used to measure the SIMD, 1.4% are in the most deprived 10% of Scotland.

Percent Datazones by SIMD2016 Decile: Scottish Borders vs. Scotland 25.0% 23.8% Scottish Borders 20.3% 20.0% Scotland 16.1% 15.0%

10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9.8% 10% 10% 10% 10.0% 9.1% 5.6% 6.3% 5.0% 4.2% 3.5% 1.4% 0.0% 1 - Most 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Least Deprived Deprived

Percent of Datazones by SIMD2016 Decile: Teviot and Liddesdale vs. Scottish Borders 25.0% 23.8%

20.3% Teviot and Liddesdale 20.0% 18.2% 18.2% 16.1% Scottish Borders 15.0% 13.6% 13.6% 13.6%

9.8% 10.0% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 6.3% 5.6% 4.5% 4.2% 5.0% 3.5% 1.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1 - Most 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 - Least Deprived Deprived

Data Zone Name / Overall Income Employment Health Education Housing Access Crime SIMD2016 Decile decile decile decile decile decile decile decile Bonchester Bridge and 6 7 8 6 9 9 110 Chesters Area Denholm 7 6 7 8 6 7 7 10 Hawick - Burnfoot - Central 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 Hawick - Burnfoot - North 2 1 2 2 1 4 3 2 Hawick - Burnfoot - South 2 2 2 2 1 5 3 2 East Hawick - Burnfoot - West 2 2 2 2 1 4 2 4 Hawick Central - Drumlanrig 5 5 5 4 5 8 4 6 Hawick Central - Millers 8 8 6 7 6 9 6 7 Knowes Hawick Central - Town 4 4 3 4 4 6 10 2 Centre Hawick Central - Trinity 3 4 3 4 5 4 8 2 Hawick Central - 6 6 6 6 6 9 4 6 Weensland Hawick Central - Wellogate 2 3 1 2 3 5 9 2 Hawick North - Commercial 3 3 2 3 3 6 8 3 Road Hawick North - Silverbuthall 4 4 3 4 5 8 3 6 Hawick North - Stirtches 5 6 6 4 5 8 2 8 Hawick North - Wilton Hill 5 5 3 5 6 8 4 6 Hawick West End - 3 3 3 2 4 7 8 4 Crumhaugh Hawick West End - 8 8 6 7 7 8 5 7 Crumhaughill and Parkdaill Hawick West End - Wilton 7 7 6 7 8 9 2 8 Dean Minto Cauldmill and 7 8 9 7 8 10 1 9 Boonraw Area Newcastleton 6 5 4 8 6 9 10 7 Teviothead and Hermitage 5 5 6 7 7 7 1 7 Area Economy and Income: Findings • Gross Value Added per capita lower in the Scottish Borders compared to Scotland and the UK, but slightly better growth.

Gross Value Added (GVA) per Capita 2004 to 2014 for Scottish Borders, Scotland and UK, ONS £30,000

£25,000

GVA per Capita £20,000

£15,000

£10,000

£5,000

£0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Scottish Borders (GVA per Capita) £12,592 £13,034 £14,124 £14,728 £14,944 £14,493 £14,927 £1 5,460 £15,424 £16,318 £17,180 Scotland (GVA per Capita) £17,229 £18,263 £19,377 £20,212 £20,661 £20,679 £20,458 £2 0,809 £21,190 £22,174 £23,102 UK (GVA per Capita) £18,732 £19,744 £20,745 £21,708 £22,152 £21,659 £22,271 £2 2,806 £23,323 £24,131 £24,958 Economy and Income: Findings • Between 2010 and 2015 the Scottish Borders economic turnover increased by £313 million a 10.9% increase above the 1.3% increase for Scotland. (Note this excludes financial and insurance enterprises) • Scottish Borders has more small enterprises and they contribute to more of the turnover relative to Scotland. Economy and Income: Findings Economy and Income: Findings

Average Weekly Footfall in 2015 per 1000 Town Population, SBC and NRS

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800 Town Average: 713

600

400

200 1,445 924 814 646 641 621 599 421 311 0 Melrose Kelso Galashiels Jedburgh Selkirkwick Ha

• Vacancy rate in the Scottish Borders (11%) lower than the rate experienced for the (13%). • Ranges from 0% to 30% in the Scottish Borders. Economy and Income: Findings • Gross Weekly Pay for Full Time Workers follow a similar pattern to GVA. • Workplace Based Wages in the Scottish Borders are consistently lower than the Residence Based Wages

Gross Weekly Pay for Full Time Workers in the Scottish Borders Residence Based vs Workplace Based, ONS £600

£500

£400

£300

£200

£100

£0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Residence Based £329 £343 £356 £370 £385 £423 £450 £437 £460 £453 £451 £508 £490 £503 £499 Workplace Based £288 £306 £324 £329 £346 £381 £370 £381 £418 £398 £403 £452 £456 £455 £453 Defining Children in Low Income Families

The Children in Low-Income Families Local Measure is the proportion of children living in families either in receipt of out-of-work benefits or in receipt of tax credits with a reported income which is less than 60 per cent of national median income. This measure provides a broad proxy for the relative low- income measure as used in the Child Poverty Act 2010 and enables analysis at a local level.

b) Children living in a) Children living families in receipt of in families in Proportion of tax credits with ( receipt of out-of- + ) children in low- income below 60% work benefits income families = of median c) Total number of children in the area % Children in Low Income Families (August 2013) for the Datazones of the Scottish Borders compared to the Scottish Borders and Scotland 45.0%

40.0%

35.0%

30.0%

25.0%

20.0% % Children in Low Income Families - Scotland, 17.2%

15.0%

10.0% % Children in Low Income Families - Scottish Borders, 12.3%

5.0%

0.0% Ayton Denholm Duns - - East Duns Duns - - West Duns Duns - - South Duns Newcastleton -Earlston East - North Kelso S Kelso - S St East - Jedburgh - Abbey East - - East Selkirk-Dunsdale Eyemouth South - Selkirk - Selkirk - Shawburn Coldstream Coldstream West - Tweedbank West - Selkirk - Heatherlie ColdstreamSouth - West - Tweedbank North - Eyemouth Central - Innerleithen South - Innerleithen North - Selkirk - Selkirk - Bannerfield Gala - Langlee - - LangleeGala - East - Lower WestLinton - Upper Kelso S Pinnaclehill Kelso - S Gala - Langlee - - LangleeGala - West Melrose Melrose High- Street Clovenfords and Area EyemouthGunsgreen - Jedburgh Central - East Gala - LangleeGala - Central Peebles - - N - Cuddyside Peebles Hume Area and Selkirk - Terrace Hillside Peebles North -Peebles Dalatho Galashiels - S - - - Glenfield S Galashiels Jedburgh- West Central Blainslie and BlainslieLegerwood and and Area AncrumLanton and Area Peebles - S - Calvalry - Park Peebles - S Hawick BurnfootHawick - -North Bowden and Lindean Area BirghamLadykirk andArea Hawick Hawick Central - Wellogate Hawick BurnfootHawick - - Central Hawick North Silverbuthall - Galashiels - W - Balmoral - W - Galashiels Rd Camptown and Area Galashiels - N Windyknowe - Galashiels Newtown St South Boswells - Preston and Manderston andPreston Area Heiton EckfordArea Hawick EndHawick West Crumhaugh - Hawick Hawick Central - Knowes Millers Kelso S Bowmont Kelso - S and Edenside andSt Abbs Eyemouth Landward Hawick CommercialNorth - Road Kelso N - Kelso N CroftHigh Orchard Park SwintonLeithholm and Fogo Area GattonsideChiefswood - - MintoCauldmill and Boonraw Area RestonColdingham and Moor Area Heriot -Heriot Fountainhall Landward Stow- Hawick West EndHawick WestCrumhaughill - and Parkdaill

Achievement Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Levels 2015/16 In 2015/16 the pupils of the Scottish Borders had higher levels of achievement (based on Teachers Professional Judgements) in reading, writing, listening and talking and numeracy.

Listening and Subject / Skill Reading Writing Talking Numeracy Scottish Scottish Scottish Scottish Stage Borders Scotland Borders Scotland Borders Scotland Borders Scotland P1 - Early Level 86% 81% 82% 78% 87% 85% 86% 84% P4 – First Level 81% 75% 75% 69% 86% 81% 77% 73%

79% 72% 74% 65% 83% 77% 74% 68% P7 - Second Level S3 - Third Level or 97% 86% 96% 84% 97% 87% 94% 86% better S3 - Fourth Level 69% 39% 63% 37% 71% 41% 68% 49% Education and Learning: Findings The proportion of Scottish Borders school leavers going to an initial positive destination has increased by 7.3% from 88% in 2005/06 to 95.3% in 2014/15. The trend experienced in the Scottish Borders reflects the changes nationally.

Proportion of School Leavers at an Initial Positive Destination, SDS 98.0% 96.0% 94.0% 92.0% 90.0% 88.0% 86.0% 84.0% 82.0% 80.0% 78.0% 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 20 12/13 2013/14 2014/15 Scottish Borders 88.0% 90.3% 87.0% 87.4% 88.3% 92.3% 90.9% 92.0% 94.2% 95.3% Scotland 85.0% 87.0% 86.5% 85.7% 86.8% 88.9% 89.9% 91.4% 92.3% 92.9% Education and Learning: Findings • Increased full time students at • 74% full time student success rate for 2015-16 (75% for Scotland).

• Between 2005 and 2015, the proportion of adults with no qualifications in the Scottish Borders decreased from 12% to 7%.

• In 2014 the R&D business expenditure per person for the Scottish Borders was £52, below the £169 for Scotland. Health and Wellbeing / Demographics • Life expectancy in the Scottish Borders higher than Scotland but within the Scottish Borders a range of 10 years for both men and women.

Male Life Expectancy, NRS Female Life Expectancy, NRS 80 84.0 78 82.0 76 80.0 74 72 78.0

70 76.0 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Scottish Borders 75.4 75.3 76.6 77.3 77.8 78.7 Scottish Borders 80.3 79.9 80.6 81.0 81.6 82.0 Scotland 73.3 73.8 74.6 75.1 75.9 76.6 Scotland 78.8 79.0 79.5 79.9 80.4 80.8

Male Life Expectancy (5 year average 2009-2013), NRS Female Life Expectancy (5 year average 2009-2013), NRS

86.0 92.0

90.0 84.0

88.0 82.0 86.0

80.0 84.0 Scottish Borders , 78.1 Scottish Borders, 82.0 78.0 82.0 Scotland, 76.6

80.0 Scotland, 80.8 76.0

78.0 74.0 76.0

72.0 74.0 80.0 80.6 80.9 81.1 81.4 81.4 81.5 81.7 82.2 82.3 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.7 82.9 83.3 83.5 84.1 84.2 84.5 85.0 85.3 85.5 85.8 87.5 89.5 74.7 75.6 75.8 75.8 77.0 77.3 77.3 77.4 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 78.3 78.5 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 79.6 79.7 80.4 80.4 80.5 80.6 81.2 81.8 82.0 82.5 83.6 79.1 79.5 79.9 70.0 72.0 Duns Duns Selkirk Selkirk Langlee Langlee Jedburgh Jedburgh Eyemouth Eyemouth Kelso South Kelso Kelso North Kelso Kelso North Kelso Kelso South Kelso Cheviot East Cheviot Cheviot East Cheviot Cheviot West Cheviot Cheviot West Cheviot Hawick North Hawick Hawick North Hawick Peebles North Peebles Peebles North Peebles Peebles South Peebles Peebles South Peebles Hawick Central Hawick Hawick Central Hawick Galashiels West Galashiels Galashiels West Galashiels Galashiels South Galashiels North Galashiels Galashiels North Galashiels Galashiels South Galashiels Hawick West End West Hawick Hawick West End West Hawick Berwickshire East Berwickshire Berwickshire East Berwickshire Burnfoot and area and Burnfoot Burnfoot and area and Burnfoot Berwickshire West Berwickshire Berwickshire West Berwickshire Berwickshire Central Berwickshire Berwickshire Central Berwickshire Coldstream and area and Coldstream Coldstream and area and Coldstream Ettrick, Yarrow and Yair Yarrow Ettrick, and Ettrick, Yarrow and Yair Yarrowand Ettrick, Melrose and Tweedbank area Tweedbank and Melrose Melrose and Tweedbank area Tweedbank and Melrose Newcastleton and Teviot area Teviot and Newcastleton Newcastleton and Teviot area Teviot and Newcastleton St Boswells and Newtown area Newtown and Boswells St St Boswells and Newtown area Newtown and Boswells St Earlston, Lauder and Stow area Stow and Lauder Earlston, Earlston, Lauder and Stow area Stow and Lauder Earlston, West Linton and Broughton area Broughton and Linton West West Linton and Broughton area Broughton and Linton West Innerleithen and Walkerburn area Walkerburn and Innerleithen Innerleithen and Walkerburn area Walkerburn and Innerleithen Health and Wellbeing: Findings • In the Scottish Borders Type 2 Diabetes is the most common (5,726 of the 6.467 registrations 88.5%, Scotland = 88.3%) • Scottish Borders slightly higher rate of diabetes

7,000 6.0%

Number on Diabetes 6,000 5.0%

Register by Type 5,000 for the Borders 4.0% 2009 to 2015 and 4,000 Crude Prevalence 3.0% 3,000 Rates for Borders 2.0% and Scotland 2,000

1.0% Source: Scottish 1,000 Diabetes Survey 0 0.0% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Borders - Type Other 5 26 33 45 49 63 77 Borders - Type 2 4,530 4,728 4,846 5,160 5,349 5,565 5,726 Borders - Type 1 596 601 614 626 633 656 664 Borders - Crude Prevalence 4.6% 4.8% 4.9% 5.2% 5.3% 5.5% 5.7% Scotland - Curde Prevalence 4.4% 4.6% 4.7% 4.9% 5.1% 5.2% 5.3% Health and Wellbeing: Findings • Scottish Borders similar WEMWBS score to Scotland. • People in Teviot and Berwickshire feel the most ‘lonely’

WEMWBS mean scores by NHS Board All adults, 2012-2014 combined, SHeS 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 Borders Scotland WEMWBS mean WEMWBS score Forth Valley Forth Western Isles AyrshireArran & Dumfries Dumfries & Proportion of people feel lonely or isolated esultas a r of living in a rural area Source: SBHS 2015 Greater & Greater Clyde Glasgow 10.0%

8.0%

6.0%

4.0%

2.0%

0.0% Berwickshire Cheviot Eildon Teviot Tweeddale Scottishs Border Yes 7.9% 5.1% 5.5% 8.4% 3.5% 6.1% Community and Environment: Neighbourhood • The Scottish Borders consistently had high proportion of people rating their neighbourhood as a Very Good/ Fairly Good place to live. • The proportion of adults who volunteer in the Scottish Borders is higher that the level for Scotland • The Scottish Borders has a rich history that is celebrated in each town by a or civic festival. • There are eight amateur operatic societies in the Scottish Borders

Proportion of People Who Rate Their Neighbourhood as Very/Fairly Good: Scottish Borders vs. Scotland, SHS 100% 98% 96% 94% 92% 90% 88% 86% 1999- 2001- 2003- 2005- 2007- 2009- 2012 2013 2014 2015 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Scottish Borders 95% 97% 95% 95% 95% 97% 97% 96% 98% 95% Scotland 91% 92% 92% 92% 92% 94% 94% 94% 94% 95% Community and Environment: Safety • The Scottish Borders is a safe place to live with low levels of crime and anti-social behaviour and a low number of fire casualties compared to Scotland. • More people are killed or seriously injured resulting from of a road traffic accident in the Scottish Borders compared to the Scottish average.

Police Recorded Recorded Crimes and rate per 10,000 Population,

6000 900 800 5000 700 4000 600 500 3000 400 2000 300 200

Number of Crimes NumberRecordedof 1000

100 CrimeRate Recorded per 10,000 0 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

Scottish Borders - Recorded Crimes Scottish Borders - Rate Scotland - Rate Community and Environment: Waste • Total Tonnes of Household Waste decreased by 7.2% between 2011 and 2014 (Scotland decrease 5.6%) • The Scottish Borders Household Survey 2015 showed a similar result with 77.4% of respondents being ‘Very Satisfied/ Fairly Satisfied’ with the kerbside waste and recycling collection.

Tonnes of Household General Waste Generated ander kgperson, p SEPA

56,000 500

480 54,000 460 Tonnes of Household 52,000 Waste 440 50,000 420

48,000 400 2011 2012 2013 2014 Scottish Borders (Tonnes) 53,822 52,861 51,242 49,952 Scottish Borders (kg/person) 473 465 450 438 Scotland (kg/person) 492 471 453 460 Community and Environment: Access • Over 20% of the households in the Scottish Borders do not have access to a car or van. • The Scottish Borders Household Survey reported that over 16% of people reported accessibility issues with public transport. • The Scottish Borders Household Survey reported that almost 15% do not use the internet or email.

Proportion of households with home internet access by year, SHS 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2003-2004 2005-2006 2007-2008 2009-2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 Scottish Borders 45 48 58 63 71 82 77 79 Scotland 44 51 60 67 76 78 80 80 Public Services: Findings • Over 70% say ‘growing the economy of the Borders, and supporting retailers and businesses’ as a top 5 priority. • Other top: ‘providing high quality care for older people’ and ‘tackling poverty and inequality’.

Proportion of people who rank these issues in the TOP 5 priorities for the Scottish Borders Source: SBHS 2015 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% Raising education attainment Providing Growing the and sustainable economy of Providing Improving Improving Reinstateme Increase Providing Providing achievement transport Making more the Borders, Tackling activities and mobile access to nt of Borders energy arts, culture high quality and helping links affordable and poverty and facilities for phone superfast railway link efficiency at and heritage care for older people of all including housing supporting inequality younger coverage in broadband in to Hawick work and in activities for people ages obtain demand available retailers and people the Borders the Borders and the home all ages the skills responsive businesses they need for transport learning, life and work Teviot 75.3% 45.9% 46.4% 37.3% 40.3% 37.6% 21.2% 29.6% 26.8% 42.9% 13.3% 10.3% Scottish Borders 70.5% 53.0% 47.3% 45.8% 39.6% 37.8% 31.0% 29.7% 29.0% 24.2% 20.0% 16.6% Public Services: Findings The Scottish Household Survey (SHS) asks various statements about local authority services. The graph below shows the 2015 results for the Scottish Borders and Scotland. Over 50% of the Scottish Borders respondents agreed with the following statements: • Good at communicating services • High quality services • Good at communicating performance • Does its best with the money

Percentage agreeing with various statements about local authority services and performance, SHS 2015

70 Scottish Borders Scotland 60

50

40

30

Percent Percent Agreeing 20

10

0 Good at High quality Good at Services Does its best Addressing key Good at I can influence I want greater communicating services communicating designed for with the money issues listening decisions involvement in services performance needs decisions Find the Teviot and Liddesdale Area Strategic Assessment Extract at:

https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/dow nloads/download/211/strategic_asse ssment