Figures show Carmarthenshire improving
Figures released today by the Local Government Data Unit show that performance in Carmarthenshire is continuing to improve. The county had the very best performance indicator results in four categories and joint top in another 20. Top scoring were: • Percentage of non-domestic rates due for the financial year which were received by the authority – highest in Wales, achieving 98.66% • The average number of days that all homeless households spent in other forms of temporary accommodation – lowest in Wales, achieving 17 days • The number of publicly accessible computers per 10,000 population – highest in Wales, achieving 15 • The average number of calendar days taken to deliver low cost adaptation works in private dwellings where the Disabled Facilities Grant process is not used – lowest in Wales, achieving 10 days The county’s children’s services section came out on top in several categories, achieving 100% in areas such as the percentage of first placements of looked after children duri...