Annual Report 2024/25 - Monitoring Progress

The Table below provides a summary of Shetland Partnership Plan indicators, with the following key used to illustrate current status:

Status	Visual Key
Negative Trend, Highly Unlikely to Meet Target
Fluctuating Trend / Slight Improvement in Trend, Unlikely to Meet Target
Positive Trend, Likely to Meet Target
Unknown

Where data is not currently available or up-to-date, local knowledge and understanding has been used to determine the Status. 

Indicator	Baseline	Latest Value	Status
Foodbank Usage	45 parcels on average distributed per month	92 per month in 2024/25
Children Living in Low-Income Families	5.7% of children live in low income households	9.2% in 2024/25
Fuel Poverty	53% of Shetland households in fuel poverty	No longer comparable data and no up to date value. Likely to have increased
Household in Shetland who do not Earn Enough to Have an Acceptable Standard of Living	49% of households in Shetland do not earn enough to have an acceptable standard of living	Not currently measuring, awaiting new MIS for Remote and Rural Scotland
Fragility Index	Ratio of 106.9	Ratio of 114.3 in 2022/23. New indicator from 2023/24, no target set
Businesses Struggling to Recruit	20% of businesses struggle to fill vacancies due to a lack of local labour	No up to date value, likely to be high
Under-Employment	21.3% under-employment	6.5% in 2020 - no up to date value
Population Aged 16-29	15.5% of the population is aged 16-29	14.0% in 2023
Carbon Emissions in Council area	75% higher than Scottish average	14.1 tonnes per capita compared to 4.6 for Scotland in 2023
Satisfied with Public Services	59% of people are satisfied with local services	53% in 2023
Number of Employees	13,600 employees in Shetland	13,600 in 2023
Drinking at Harmful Levels	20% of people are drinking at harmful levels	19% in 2023
People Who Feel They Can Influence Decisions Affecting their Local Area	27% of people feel they can influence decisions affecting their local area	24% in 2023
People Who Feel They Want to be More Involved in Decision-Making	41% of people want to be more involved in decision making about their area	30% in 2023
Number of Community Council Seats Contested	None of the Community Council seats are contested	0 in 2022 - no elections since last report (update in Novemeber)
Children Who Are Not a Healthy Weight in Primary 1	17.4% of children are not a healthy weight	17.9% in 2023/24
Participation Rate	96.1% participation	97.5% in 2025
People Engaged in Some Form of Sport and Physical Activity	77% of people engage in some form of sport and physical activity	82% in 2023
People in Shetland Who Feel Part of Their Community	88% of people feel that they are part of their community	91% in 2023
Place Standard - how people in Shetland rate 'Our Place'	Public Transport: 3.6 Work & Local Economy: 4 Housing: 4 Natural Space: 5.6	Public Transport: 3.7 Work & Local Economy: 4.2 Housing: 4 Natural Space: 5.3