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Read the latest blogs exploring how our data is being used to tackle poverty and promote economic wellbeing.
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AllIncome VolatilityPartnershipPress ReleaseCost of Living CrisisFinTechSMEEconomic WellbeingResearchInsightsReport
17 Jun 2025
Webinar - Harnessing smart data for good: Real-time insights into economic wellbeing
We share how near real-time financial data can help organisations better understand economic challenges and shape more effective policies and services.
InsightsEventNowcastEconomic Wellbeing
11 Jun 20255 min read
Data (Use and Access) Act receives Royal Assent
DUA will open up new opportunities for research and insights which can inform policy, public service delivery and drive economic growth
LegislationFINDSResearch
8 Jun 20258 min read
Insights from the May Economic Nowcast
10% of British adults are spending more than they earn (down 3.3% on the previous month) and average incomes also fell to £314.75 per week.
NowcastInsights
15 May 20255 min read
Using banking transaction data for social good
A practitioner's SWOT analysis of de-identified consumer banking data for researchers.
ResearchFINDSSmart data
7 May 20257 min read
Insights from the April Smart Data Foundry Economic Nowcast
1 in 6 British adults are spending more than they earn.
InsightsNowcastPolicy
24 Apr 202512 min read
Income Volatility and Insecurity: What Smart Data Tells Us About Britain’s Hidden Struggles
It’s not just how much money people make, it’s how predictably they make it. Smart data provides a new lens on income volatility.
ResearchFINDSIncome Volatility
1 Apr 20257 min read
Leveraging Smart Data to Complement Official Statistics in Responsive Policy Design
Whilst the challenges of using official statistics are not new, what is new is the availability of alternative data sources which can complement them.
PolicyNowcastSmart data
