How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
Research shows that girls’ confidence drops during adolescence, but Girlguiding helps mitigate this, and can raise girls’ confidence higher than boys’
End of life charity wants government to give terminally ill people early pensions
Third in a series of policy evaluation case studies looks at Covid vaccine rollout
Policy evaluation case study looks at parental investment in children
New policy evaluation case study examines 2013’s under-occupancy penalty
New IPPR report on health and prosperity uses Understanding Society
Research using Understanding Society finds history of discrimination linked to higher risk of homelessness
Bright Blue examines adequacy, accessibility and fairness of social security system
New report from the RSA highlights potential benefits of universal basic income
Institute for Fiscal Studies finds inheritances will grow as a share of income and increase inequalities
West Midlands councils use data to understand walking and cycling patterns
Northern Health Science Alliance says most deprived areas cost economy £30 billion a year
Built Environment Committee mentions research in report on housing demand
Independent think tank Bright Blue used our data to assess claimants’ financial difficulties
Monetary Policy Committee cites our data in findings on productivity and working from home
Energy regulator cites research using our data in consultation on tariff cap during Covid
New case study: how government used our COVID-19 Survey to model changes in household income under furlough
Chief Medical Officers refer to research on school closures and children’s difficulties in guidance to Health Secretary
Our data used in living standards, poverty and inequality report
Sign up to our newsletter
The Economic and Social Research Council is the primary funder of the study The Study is led by a team at the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) at the University of Essex.
