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Social Work, Care & Childcare

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Nursery, day structure, care service, supported living, respite for relatives or software for the field: planix tests the riskiest assumptions behind your idea against simulated respondents and official market data.

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Here the user is rarely the only payer

One side uses the service, another often pays for it: relatives, local authorities and funding bodies decide too. On top of that, staffing ratios and approvals largely set capacity and cost. The test shows which need in the catchment is real and which fee is accepted – the legal requirements are for the responsible authority.

One side uses the service, another often pays for it: relatives, local authorities and funding bodies decide too. On top of that, staffing ratios and approvals largely set capacity and cost.

What gets tested first

1

How large is the need in the catchment?

What gets tested is how many households or employers in your region would use the offer, and how regularly.

What gets tested is how many households or employers in your region would use the offer, and how regularly.

2

Which fee is accepted – and by whom?

The price corridor is evaluated by payer, so you see where self-payment ends and co-funding begins.

The price corridor is evaluated by payer, so you see where self-payment ends and co-funding begins.

3

What provision is missing locally?

Existing providers come named and sourced, plus population and need figures. You see the gap instead of assuming it.

Existing providers come named and sourced, plus population and need figures.

The methods behind it

Method in detail
  • Price sensitivity (Van Westendorp)Delivers the fee corridor per service – day, hour or month.
  • Feature prioritisation (MaxDiff)Shows what counts first: hours, proximity, staffing ratio, reliability or price.
  • Target group fitCompares groups, families needing fringe hours against standard care.

Metrics that count here

  • Occupancy rate
  • Fee per care day
  • Staff cost ratio
  • Staffing ratio
  • Waiting list length
  • Length of stay

Market data that feeds in

  • Provision and providers in the catchment, named and sourced
  • Population and age structure of the region
  • Care coverage and need figures
  • Companies House and the charity registers

Market data from official sources: Office for National Statistics, Companies House, Bank of England, legislation.gov.uk, data.gov.uk, UK university libraries, Nomis, ONS Business demography

Which package fits

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The free entry level frames need and idea. Once rooms, staff or a conversation with the local authority are due, fee corridor, group comparison and sourced provision belong in it – from Test the market on. To compare groups or catchments, take Test the business model.

The free entry level frames need and idea. Once rooms, staff or a conversation with the local authority are due, fee corridor, group comparison and sourced provision belong in it – from Test the market on.

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FAQ

Common questions from this industry

No. The report answers market questions: need, fee, existing provision. Approvals, conditions and official needs planning stay with the responsible authority.

Yes. Then local authorities and funding bodies are the target group. The questions remain need, price and existing providers.

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