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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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27 May 202610 min read

Understanding Financial Pressure Earlier: Launching the Benefits Reliance Indicator

In our latest webinar, we launched the new Benefits Reliance Indicator, a new addition to the Economic Wellbeing Explorer.

EventEconomic Wellbeing

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11 May 20267 min read

One in six adults claims Universal Credit, but who relies on it most? New data for local authorities

Localised insights on financial vulnerability, using income data to understand how benefits support overall economic wellbeing.

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7 May 20264 min read

Impacts of Salary on Overdraft Usage: Insights from the Economic Wellbeing Explorer

There has been a decrease in account holders with overdrawn accounts, but an increase in both living beyond means and low emergency resilience

Economic WellbeingInsightsCost of Living CrisisIncome Volatility

8 Apr 20265 min read

Economic Wellbeing across Salary Bands in Great Britain

There has been a decrease in account holders living beyond means, but an increase in overdrawn accounts

Economic WellbeingInsightsCost of Living Crisis

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30 Mar 20264 min read

Insights from the March Nowcast: A Shift in Financial Wellbeing

The Economic Nowcast has been updated to 15 February and shows a slight shift in a positive economic direction, with average incomes increasing across GB

NowcastInsightsCost of Living CrisisEconomic Wellbeing

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26 Mar 20267 min read

Integrating local authority datasets into the Economic Wellbeing Explorer

Did you know that alongside our research-ready datasets within the Economic Wellbeing Explorer you are able to integrate your own data sources?

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13 Mar 20264 min read

Generational and regional differences across Great Britain

The number of people living beyond their means and those with low emergency resilience have both slightly increased between December 2025 and January 2026

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10 Mar 20264 min read

Updates from the Economic Nowcast across Great Britain

The Economic Nowcast has been updated with data to the 11th of January and brings the impact of the holiday season with it.

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1 Mar 20265 min read

Scotland's Youth on the "Downward Escalator": More Than Half Lack £100 of Financial Resilience

While headlines focus on unemployment rates, our latest update reveals economic fragility across the entire young adult population

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