UK Census 2021: deadline today (March 21)

[Tender Branson]

The 10-year Census is held in England, Wales and NI today, but not in Scotland (next year):

CENSUS Day 2021 is here and Brits are being urged to fill in their forms as soon as possible as the deadline for submission hits TODAY.

The punishment for failing to complete the form, either physically or online, by today (Sunday March 21) is a whopping £1,000 fine.

Meanwhile landmarks across the country have lit up purple as a reminder that people have to fill out the Census 2021.

Buildings including the Blackpool Tower, the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, and the BT Tower in London have been decked in purple lights - the colour used for the census.

The census takes place every 10 years with every household in the UK required to fill out a form providing details of who lives or stays at the property and details of the house itself.

This year's census is only taking place in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as Scotland has decided to postpone until next year due to covid.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14391354/census-2021-live-submit-form-today-landmarks-purple/

https://census.gov.uk/

[Tender Branson]

Mirrors the things seen in the US last year:

FURIOUS BRITS COMPLAIN CODES ‘HAVEN’T ARRIVED OR DON’T WORK’

Brits are worrying they could be fined £1,000 after claiming they haven’t received a code to fill out the Census 2021 survey online.

Others say the code they have been sent isn’t working for them, meaning they can’t access the forms digitally.

As well as complaints of codes not arriving, some households say they had to wait 40 minutes on the phone to the Census helpline, according to the Daily Mail.

One person tweeted: “I can’t get through to anyone on the phone, we’ve had no letter or anything so how do you expect us to do this form? Not getting fined for nothing.”

Another said: “I haven’t been sent an access code. So I guess I’m going to be fined for not filling in the census when it isn’t my fault?”

[Silent Hunter]

Mine worked fine.

[Tender Branson]

I don’t have to fill out anything in our census in October, or worry about paying a fine.

You only do that once in your lifetime (birth) and then never again (unless you move).

[Conservatopia]

Did anybody else filling out the census get that bit where they asked for your mother's maiden name, the name of your first pet and the 3 digit code on the back of your debit card?

I thought it was a bit odd but the website (filloutcensuswinprizes.co.uk) seemed legit.

[Alcibiades]

Mine also went very smoothly. It’ll be interesting to see the data about sexuality, and whether Christians drop below 50% of the population for the first time, in addition to the obvious stuff about the effect of the pandemic.