MBC – Financial Wellbeing Survey
Both Surveys close: 17th November 2026
We’re inviting residents to take part in Maidstone Borough Council’s Financial Wellbeing Survey.
We know that people’s experiences of money, access to services and opportunities can vary significantly. We want to better understand how residents are managing day to day, what barriers they may face, and whether everyone has access to the support, services and opportunities they need to thrive.
Whether you’re finding things easy, difficult, or somewhere in between, we would like to hear from you. Every response helps us better understand the realities of living and working in our borough.
We want young people’s views too!
You may also be interested in our Young People’s Financial Wellbeing Survey, which is running alongside this consultation.
We are keen to hear directly from young people aged 11 to 19 who are in education or living at home. The survey explores topics such as money confidence, financial pressures, aspirations and wellbeing, helping us to better understand the experiences of young people across the borough.
If you have a young person in your household, we would be grateful if you could encourage them to take part and share their views. Their feedback will help inform future support, services and opportunities for young people in Maidstone.
National Police Survey
The research aims to improve:
· understanding of what shapes public confidence in policing,
· how confidence changes over time, and
· the impact of neighbourhood policing on local communities.
Why take part?
Your views matter.
We want to hear from people with a range of experiences and opinions, whether positive, negative, or somewhere in between.
You do not need to have had contact with the police to take part. Every response helps build a better understanding of what matters most to local communities.
To access the survey click here
National Highways & Transport Network – Public Satisfaction Surveys
These surveys close on 28 February 2027.
This year, for the ninth year running, Kent County Council is taking part in the NHT Public Satisfaction Survey on highways and transport services. Whilst the main survey is being carried out by Ipsos, who are sending forms to a representative sample of households, we have also opted to take part in six web-based surveys on specific issues:
- Highway maintenance
- Accessibility
- Walking and cycling
- Public transport
- Road safety
- Tackling congestion
These surveys are publicly available online, and will remain open until the end of February 2027.
To access the surveys, please click here
Help shape a safer Maidstone – Discussion Group
Maidstone Borough Council is working with Involve to launch Maidstone Together: A Community Discussion.
This is your chance to be part of genuine discussion and real decision making about how to make our borough safer for everyone.
It’s a space where residents come together, share experiences, hear from experts, and develop recommendations that will directly shape Maidstone Borough’s strategy on violence against women and girls.
We will have 36 residents taking part. These participants will be carefully selected from people who volunteer themselves, to ensure they represent the different groups across our local population. To create the safest environment for discussing sensitive topics, the process involves small groups based on age and gender (women, men, teenage girls, and teenage boys). All groups welcome and include trans and non-binary people.
If you are aged 16-18, we will also need you to share the contact details of a parent, guardian or carer to provide their consent for you to take part.
If you are from a local community organisation you can complete the sign up form on behalf of someone else if they have asked for support.
Get involved: https://www.involve.org.uk/news-opinion/project-updates/help-shape-safer-maidstone
Kent Police & My Community Voice
Maidstone Town Team have been working towards reducing violence within the Town Centre. As part of this we would like to hear your views. The below link will take you to a short questionnaire which takes no longer than a couple of minutes to fill out. It is completely anonymous and the results will help guide Kent Police in relation to project work.
My Community Voice
My Community Voice is a messaging service that helps Kent and Medway residents, businesses, and community groups to keep in touch with their local policing teams. The service sends updates about your local area directly from the police officers themselves.
My Community Voice is more than just a messaging service; it allows you to reply to the alerts we send you, share information and tell us about the issues affecting you.
We are committed to engaging with communities to increase trust and confidence and to help protect people from harm. Police, partners and the public working together can build resilient and safe communities, and both reduce and prevent crime.
You will be able to play an active part in police appeals as well as keeping updated in what is happening in your local area.