Earn some cash by filling out government’s income and expenditure survey

Fancy earning some extra dosh?

The government’s statistics office is sending out its periodical income and expenditure survey and will pay you to fill it in.

Each month, between now and March 2024, randomly selected different households will be invited to complete the two-part survey.

Part one is a questionnaire which asks for details about sources of income for each member of the household and about household expenditure on large items and regular
payments (such as direct debits) over the past year.

Part two involves keeping a diary over a two-week period of purchases made by the household.

The survey primarily uses an online questionnaire, though this can also be done over the phone, in-person at the Statistics Isle of Man office on Prospect Hill in Douglas, or via a paper form.

Statistics Isle of Man carry out the survey every five years.

A government spokesperson said: ‘It is essential in helping government to understand the financial pressures facing residents, and to provide insight into important issues like poverty, fuel poverty and economic inequality.

‘It is also used as a basis to determine the amount of VAT the island received, and to update the products used in inflation calculations so that these are representative of spending on
the Isle of Man.’

‘All households that are chosen to participate in the survey will be issued on completion a payment of £20 for one adult member of the household, £10 for each additional adult
(defined as anyone in the household over 16 years of age), and £5 for each child.

‘Participating households will also be entered into a draw for that month with a prize of £1,000.

‘The survey is entirely voluntary. All responses will be treated in the strictest of confidence and will only be used to create aggregate statistics.’

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