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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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AllIncome VolatilityPartnershipPress ReleaseCost of Living CrisisFinTechSMEEconomic WellbeingResearchInsightsReport
11 Nov 20259 min read
Smart data for smarter policy: Reflections on Evidence Week 2025
We were in Westminster to advocate for the inclusion of smart data in the evidence base for policy making.
PolicyResearchLegislation
7 Nov 202512 min read
From Macro to Micro: Complementing Regional Analyses with Smart Data Foundry
We explore financial wellbeing with TPI to illustrate how top-down regional analyses can be enriched with bottom-up insights accessible to researchers
ResearchPartnershipEconomic Wellbeing
13 Oct 20257 min read
Closing the Affordability Gap: An Archetype-Led Pathway to Retrofit Delivery
The study grouped homes based on their construction and age, and then estimated energy savings and retrofit costs for different levels of retrofitting
ResearchFINDS
17 Sep 20255 min read
Unlocking new insights: Covid Income and Spend Dynamics research datasets now in the FINDS data catalogue
Covid Income and Spend Dynamics research datasets (2019-2024) now in the FINDS data catalogue
FINDSResearch
10 Sep 202515 min read
What we're looking for in research applications
Understanding how to apply for access to data in the Trusted Research Environment.
FINDSResearchGovernance
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.
Poverty PremiumInsightsResearch
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.
Economic WellbeingResearchFINDS
