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Somerset Council ran this survey with Exmoor National Park Authority and North Devon Council.

We wanted to understand local housing needs across Exmoor.

We asked people to take part even if they did not need housing now.

Overall, we received 381 responses:

357 households currently living in Exmoor National Park covering over 40 parishes across the whole of Exmoor.

• 14 households had previously lived in Exmoor National Park
• 8 households had never lived in Exmoor National Park

Of the 357 households currently living within Exmoor, 170 are looking to move in the next five years:

• 44 as soon as possible
• 27 within the next 12 months
• 43 within 1-3 years
• 56 within 3-5 years

Of the 357 households which responded to this consultation, 71 expressed they wanted to live in an Exmoor parish to carry out paid work. Of these, 7 currently live outside Exmoor.  

We are reviewing your feedback which will help inform housing in Exmoor National Park.

We asked what you thought about the draft Somerset Adult Social Care Strategy for 2026 to 2029.

We used different ways to gather feedback so more people could take part.

We asked about your experience of getting care and support in Somerset, and what could make services better.

We received 116 responses to the online consultation.

• 94 responses were from people who use services, carers, or Somerset residents.
• 8 responses were from health and care providers or professionals.

You told us about the challenges of getting support.

You told us what works well and what needs to improve.

You told us what would help you live the life you want.

We read all your feedback.

We will use your feedback to update the strategy.

We will keep involving people and professionals as this work continues.

This will help make sure services meet the needs of our communities.

Find out more about Somerset's Adult Social Care Strategy here.

We asked your views on our draft Domestic Abuse Strategy which set out how we and our partners would prevent abuse, protect people, and support recovery.

We asked questions about how domestic abuse is responded to in Somerset to help us understand what is working well and where improvements are needed.

All responses were anonymous.

In total 131 responses were received. Almost half of these (63) were from survivors of domestic abuse.

There was strong support for the priorities identified.

Feedback received suggested a lack of awareness of some of the support services currently available.

We will be developing how we communicate better with people who need these services in Somerset.

We’re using your lived experience to strengthen the strategy. This includes reviewing how we tell you about domestic abuse support within Somerset.

The Somerset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2026-29 will be published later this year.