How our data makes a difference for organisations from charities to government.
Impact of investment in deprived communities in early 2000s not seen after four years
Think tank: no internet means finding cheaper goods and services harder
Research using Understanding Society finds history of discrimination linked to higher risk of homelessness
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
How has Understanding Society been used by researchers, policymakers and analysts in the first ten years of the Study?
Influential report uses Understanding Society data
Using Understanding Society data to examine the impact of the grammar school system on people's earnings.
Crisis and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation fund an independent, longitudinal study of homelessness in the UK – the Homeless Monitor – that has contributed to a change in homelessness legislation.
The Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) used Understanding Society to investigate the circumstances of the lowest paid
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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.
