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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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12 Feb 20264 min read
New research-ready datasets available in myFoundry
There are six new datasets in the data catalogue on myFoundry; Income and Spend microdata datasets, and Small Business microdata datasets.
ResearchFINDSSmart dataSME
5 Feb 20265 min read
Economic Wellbeing Explorer Data Update for February
There has been a decrease in overdrawn accounts, low emergency resilience, and living beyond means throughout Great Britain this month.
Economic WellbeingInsightsCost of Living Crisis
4 Feb 202613 min read
Turning Crisis Into Resilience: A Data-Driven Opportunity for Local Authorities
By combining strategic data use with thoughtful service design, local authorities can fulfil the ambition of the Crisis and Resilience Fund
PolicyEconomic WellbeingCost of Living Crisis
2 Feb 20265 min read
From Pressure to Progress: A Positive Shift in Financial Wellbeing?
The proportion of people in Great Britain living beyond their means has fallen again, dropping 1% month-on-month to 9.9%.
NowcastInsightsEconomic Wellbeing
28 Jan 202610 min read
International Data Protection Day 2026: How we work with data
We are committed to responsible data sharing, in ways that comply with the law, prioritises ethical considerations, data minimisation and risk mitigation
Data ProtectionGovernance
27 Jan 20264 min read
Sage SMB Workforce Tracker Update for December
Insights into the UK workforce drawn from anonymized payroll data from approximately 200,000 small businesses with millions of employees across the UK.
ReportPartnershipInsightsEconomic Wellbeing
22 Jan 2026
Podcast: Building Trust at Scale Through Smarter Financial Data
Recently Smart Data Foundry CEO Dougie Robb was a guest on the podcast Digital Customer Communications: Regulated with Sam Kendall.
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