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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.

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16 Jun 20266 min read

Insights from London Tech Week: Exhibiting with Homewards

Joining Homewards to demo the Economic Wellbeing Explorer at at London Tech Week and to launch their new Homelessness Data Lab

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15 Jun 20263 min read

New Benefits Reliance Dataset Available

We have launched the Benefits Reliance aggregated research dataset

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7 Jun 20264 min read

Insights from the May Nowcast

The Economic Nowcast has been updated with data to the 12th of April, average weekly incomes have increased more than people living beyond means

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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

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3 May 20264 min read

Insights from the April Nowcast: Positive Economic Movements

Updated to the 15th of March, the Nowcast shows a positive economic shift, with average incomes increasing and living beyond means decreasing

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26 Apr 20264 min read

Sage SME Monthly Workforce Pulse: March Update

Sage SME Monthly Workforce Pulse shows that YoY gross earnings is up 4.9% while take-home pay is up 3.9% and total headcount is up by 0.3%

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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

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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

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