Tuesday 11 September 2012
The prize draw for households that have participated in the first quarter of the Policy Council's Household Expenditure Survey is to be held next week, on 21 September 2012. The winning household will receive a first prize of £2,000 and there are also five runner up prizes of £100.
If households have completed or partially completed the survey but not yet submitted their forms, they are asked to finish and return them as soon as possible. Households need to return their survey forms to Island Analysis or complete the online survey by 5pm this Friday (the 14 September 2012) in order to be entered into the first draw. Thank you to all households that have completed surveys so far and good luck with the draw.
The winning households will be informed via letters from Island Analysis, which will be posted on Monday 17 September. The letters will not ask for any bank account details, but will ask a member of the household to contact Island Analysis on the phone number below in order to arrange receipt of the prize.
There will be three further similar draws for households participating in later stages of the survey and further households will be selected and approached at random. Households can also volunteer to take part in the survey and be entered into the draw (see contact details below). 1,300 households are needed in total. The survey and prize draws are conducted on a confidential basis by Island Analysis and the Policy Council will not receive any information which will enable them to identify any household or individual taking part.
The survey results are used primarily to update the Guernsey inflation indices (RPIX and RPI) and are vital for insuring that they continue to accurately reflect what people in Guernsey spend their money on. RPIX and RPI are among the most important and widely used statistics produced in Guernsey. They are used for wage negotiations and reviewing payment agreements such as rents, child maintenance payments and business contracts. The indices are also used for setting and monitoring government budgets and to inform annual reviews of benefits such as pensions and supplementary benefit.
Contact Information
Policy and Research Unit
Dr Andy Sloan
Email: andrew.sloan@gov.gg
01481 717296
Participating households wanting information or assistance with completing the survey or households wishing to volunteer should contact:
Island Analysis
James Travers
Email: James@islandanalysis.com
Tel: 01481 716227
