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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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9 Jul 202610 min read

5 ways researchers are using smart financial data to better understand growth & productivity, economic wellbeing, health inequities and homelessness

How smart data is being used for research to inform policy across productivity, prosperity and health & wellbeing.

PolicyResearchFINDS

28 Jun 202610 min read

Smart Data Foundry’s Theory of Change: turning data into impact

We believe that when data is used safely, responsibly and with the right safeguards, it can shed light on some of society’s important questions

ImpactSmart dataResearch

15 Jun 20263 min read

New Benefits Reliance Dataset Available

We have launched the Benefits Reliance aggregated research dataset

ResearchInsightsFINDS

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7 Apr 20267 min read

The missed opportunity in the Smart Data Strategy

The UK Government's Smart Data Strategy misses a significant opportunity by overlooking research and public good as core use cases for smart data.

PolicyResearchInnovation

6 Apr 20265 min read

Explore financial data in practice: Watch the FINDS webinar

In this webinar, find out what FINDS datasets we have available, how they could be used and how to get access to them.

EventFINDSResearch

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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?

Economic WellbeingResearchData PartnershipsInsights

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

19 Dec 20254 min read

New Contextual Datasets Available

Four new contextual data sets are now available in Smart Data Foundry's data catalogue.

InsightsResearchData Protection

4 Dec 20255 min read

Financial Footprints: A New Approach to Quantifying Fuel Poverty

For an increasing number of people, energy bills are a source of financial stress and insecurity; but fuel poverty is still poorly understood.

ResearchFINDSInsightsCost of Living Crisis