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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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27 Mar 20266 min read

Sage UK SMB Workforce Pulse - February 2026

February insights drawn from anonymized payroll data from approximately 200,000 small businesses with millions of employees across the UK

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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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19 Mar 20266 min read

What smart SME data reveals: SMEs remain pressured but resilient

How SME smart data on profitability, workforce, investment and growth can be harnessed for a bigger purpose.

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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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26 Feb 20264 min read

Sage UK SMB Workforce Tracker - January 2026

The Sage UK Workforce Tracker shows that looking ahead, a lack of economic momentum is set to constrain growth in 2026

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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.

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