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14 Jul 2026
New Insights from the Economic Wellbeing Explorer
Low emergency resilience and overdrawn accounts have decreased; while there has been an increase in living beyond means and in benefits reliance.
Economic WellbeingCost of Living CrisisInsights
9 Jul 202610 min read
5 ways researchers are using smart financial data to better understand growth & productivity, economic wellbeing, health inequities and homelessness
How smart data is being used for research to inform policy across productivity, prosperity and health & wellbeing.
PolicyResearchFINDS
2 Jul 20265 min read
Insights from the June Nowcast: Personal Economic Downturn
There were increases in Living Beyond Means and a decrease in Average Weekly Incomes, a sign of economic downturn for personal economic wellbeing
NowcastInsightsCost of Living Crisis
29 Jun 20264 min read
Sage Monthly Workforce Pulse: May 2026
Headcount in small businesses increased by 0.3% year-on-year and median gross earnings rose by 4.1%, marking a further deceleration in pay growth.
SMEReportInsightsPartnership
28 Jun 202610 min read
Smart Data Foundry’s Theory of Change: turning data into impact
We believe that when data is used safely, responsibly and with the right safeguards, it can shed light on some of society’s important questions
ImpactSmart dataResearch
22 Jun 20268 min read
Turning Smart Data into Economic Insight
Using smart SMB data for a unique, near real-time view of the economy which is grounded in actual business activity.
ProductivityData PartnershipsImpactPolicy
18 Jun 20265 min read
Benefit reliance across Great Britain: Insights from the Economic Wellbeing Explorer
The data within the Economic Explorer has been refreshed to the 26th of April 2026.
Economic WellbeingInsightsSmart dataCost of Living Crisis
