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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
4 Aug 20256 min read
Using data to ease pressure on Edinburgh during festivals season
Smart Data for Smarter Tourism highlights how improved travel options could help manage the annual influx of visitors each August.
InsightsInnovationPartnership
3 Aug 202510 min read
Updates on July's Economic Nowcast
588000 people in our sample are struggling to make ends meet.
NowcastInsightsFINDS
24 Jul 20259 min read
Democratising Data: How data visualisation tools empower the public sector
Data is everywhere, but making sense of it and turning it into action isn’t always easy. That’s where data visualisation tools come in.
InsightsPolicyEconomic Wellbeing
6 Jul 20256 min read
Insights from the June Economic Nowcast
Average weekly incomes continue to fall by 2.76% to £306 per week, taking £451 off the annual average income.
InsightsEconomic WellbeingNowcast
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
17 Jun 2025
Webinar - Harnessing smart data for good: Real-time insights into economic wellbeing
We share how near real-time financial data can help organisations better understand economic challenges and shape more effective policies and services.
InsightsEventEconomic Wellbeing
8 Jun 20258 min read
Insights from the May Economic Nowcast
10% of British adults are spending more than they earn (down 3.3% on the previous month) and average incomes also fell to £314.75 per week.
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