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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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4 Aug 20256 min read

Using data to ease pressure on Edinburgh during festivals season

Smart Data for Smarter Tourism highlights how improved travel options could help manage the annual influx of visitors each August.

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3 Aug 202510 min read

Updates on July's Economic Nowcast

588000 people in our sample are struggling to make ends meet.

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24 Jul 20259 min read

Democratising Data: How data visualisation tools empower the public sector

Data is everywhere, but making sense of it and turning it into action isn’t always easy. That’s where data visualisation tools come in.

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6 Jul 20256 min read

Insights from the June Economic Nowcast

Average weekly incomes continue to fall by 2.76% to £306 per week, taking £451 off the annual average income.

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3 Jul 20256 min read

Tackling the Poverty Premium with data: Our research with Virgin Money

We’re proud to have worked alongside Virgin Money to shed new light on the poverty premium using smart financial data.

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2 Jul 202510 min read

New datasets help researchers uncover how Scotland spends, saves and struggles

6 new curated financial datasets to support research and policy insights into poverty, inequality and economic wellbeing.

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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.

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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

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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.

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