In March 2020, the BBC Shared Data unit reported that nearly 1,000 mutual aid groups had been set up since the outbreak of coronavirus.
The data from Covid-19 Mutual Aid UK was also updated to reflect a growing number of mutual aid groups in the week after publication.
Tens of thousands of people had come forward offering to pick up shopping or deliver medicine to the most vulnerable.
The list of support groups was geocoded and matched to local authority area and UK region, published here.
A map was also released of the geocoded groups on gmaps, as an accompanying visualisation here.
The Shared Data Unit makes data journalism available to news organisations across the media industry, as part of a partnership between the BBC and the News Media Association. Stories generated by the partnership included:
- Exmouth Journal: There With You – Mutual aid group set up to help isolated Exmouth residents 23 March 2020
- Harrogate Advertiser: How Yorkshire's coronavirus Mutual Aid online groups are helping the vulnerable 23 March 2020
- Ilford Recorder: There With You Redbridge: List of coronavirus support groups, networks and organisations 23 March 2020
- Lynn News: Hundreds in West Norfolk offer help to those self-isolating as new support groups grow 26 March 2020
- Mix 96: Map shows 'official' groups helping vulnerable during virus outbreak 24 March 2020
- Northampton Chronicle: Nine thousand people join up to Northampton Mutual Aid group 24 March 2020
- Southwark News: The South London community groups fighting coronavirus 20 March 2020
- Surrey Comet: List of coronavirus volunteer groups set up near you 20 March 2020
- Sutton and Croydon Guardian: Here are the Croydon and Sutton groups where volunteers can help during the coronavirus outbreak 20 March 2020
- This is local London: Here are the Croydon and Sutton groups where volunteers can help during the coronavirus outbreak 20 March 2020
- Wandsworth Guardian: Covid-19 mutual aid groups Lambeth: How you can help in the crisis 20 March 2020
- West Bridgford Wire: Coronavirus: Map of all volunteer community groups set up to help communities in the UK 21 March 2020
