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Population estimates for regulatory reporting
Edge Analytics uses VICUS technology to deliver robust population estimates aligned with Ofwat's Annual Performance Reporting requirements.
- Users
- Water companies
- Platform
- VICUS
- Purpose
- Ofwat APR
Official population evidence aligned to accounting periods and water-industry geography
The business challenge
How can population evidence remain current, consistent and ready for Ofwat reporting?
Context
Annual Performance Reporting relies on timely population estimates for measures such as per-capita consumption. Official statistics must be aligned with the APR accounting period and scaled consistently to both macro and granular water-industry geographies.
Requirement
Update official population statistics to the reporting period and deliver household and non-household outputs at required geographies.
Method
- 01
Official baseline
Used the latest ONS mid-year population estimates as the authoritative starting point.
- 02
Period alignment
Applied VICUS trend forecasts to align the baseline with the APR accounting period.
- 03
Industry geography
Configured outputs for the water-company areas required by regulatory reporting.
Outputs & significance
Timing alignment protects comparability
APR
Complete population
Produced both household and non-household population estimates.
Reporting-period fit
Estimated populations for a mid-year point within the relevant APR accounting period.
Regulatory standard
Delivered statistical outputs conforming to water-industry reporting requirements.
Significance
Publication lag must not become reporting error
Official baselines and agency-aligned forecasting methods provided a technically assured bridge between statistical publication and the APR period.