Two new reports have suggested that billions of pounds paid out in benefits could be used to transform communities which have been hit hardest by the recession. The CREATE Consortium wants to see a Community Allowance within the benefit system and in its report, the New Economics Foundation says such an allowance could bring a ten-fold return to communities.

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Health organisations and probation boards are to pay less for the audits carried out by the government’s spending watchdog. Meanwhile the inspection fee paid by local authorities will be pegged at their 2009-10 levels.

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Effective visualisation of data can help in the exploration and understanding of data, as well as in communicating that understanding to others. Data visualisation is particularly useful in the analysis process because it helps in the exploration of datasets to identify patterns, associations and trends. Good visualisation can be seen as a central tool in carrying out analysis.

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