How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
Think tank: no internet means finding cheaper goods and services harder
New case study: value of UK charitable donations fell by more than half in 2022
Centre for Social Justice says UK in danger of sliding back towards Victorian era.
End of life charity wants government to give terminally ill people early pensions
New policy evaluation case study examines 2013’s under-occupancy penalty
Bright Blue examines adequacy, accessibility and fairness of social security system
Institute for Fiscal Studies finds inheritances will grow as a share of income and increase inequalities
Northern Health Science Alliance says most deprived areas cost economy £30 billion a year
Independent think tank Bright Blue used our data to assess claimants’ financial difficulties
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
Our data used in living standards, poverty and inequality report
How has Understanding Society been used by researchers, policymakers and analysts in the first ten years of the Study?
Understanding the impact of parenthood on measures such as income, hours worked and childcare.
Influential report uses Understanding Society data
Financial inclusion monitoring uses Understanding Society to examine money worries and pensions
Understanding Society data used for Government Equalities Office report.
The Social Metrics Commission used Understanding Society to measure rates of poverty persistence.
Using Understanding Society data to examine the impact of the grammar school system on people's earnings.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) uses British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) data in its modelling of pension policy implications.
The Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) used Understanding Society to investigate the circumstances of the lowest paid
Researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) use Understanding Society data to examine the long-term effects of parenthood and part-time work on the gender pay gap.
How the Department for Work and Pensions is using Understanding Society to measure changes in low income over time.
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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.
