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Category: Poverty

Using data to inform campaigns: dying in poverty

  • 14 April 2026

Elaine Robinson and Juliet Stone, from the Centre for Research in Social Policy, share insights from their quantitative analysis underpinning Marie Curie’s Dying in poverty campaign.

From data to decisions: understanding the evidence behind the two-child limit

  • 7 April 2026

Eve Little explores how data and research have informed understanding of child poverty and contributed to recent policy change, including the removal of the two-child limit.

Food banks do more than issue food parcels

  • 31 March 2026

Researchers from the University of Bradford explore the relationship between food bank access and better mental health, highlighting the implications of their work for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Join us at the Resolve Poverty Conference 2026

  • 19 February 2026

Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty, shares insights into Resolve Poverty’s approach to engagement and impact, and sets the scene for the upcoming Resolve Poverty Conference 2026.

The Child Poverty Strategy should commit to devolve data powers to local and regional government

  • 16 September 2025

Tom Pottrill, Policy Officer at Resolve Poverty, explains why devolved access to social security data is essential for local councils in tackling poverty.

UK Data Service Data Impact Fellows 2025: Kyle Genner

  • 23 June 2025

We are delighted to introduce Kyle Genner as one of our Data Impact Fellows.  He shares his background, his current work and research and what he hopes to get out of the Fellows scheme.

Understanding hunger and hardship in the UK: the power of data in driving change (part 2)

  • 24 April 2025

In the second of two posts, Sarah Fullick explores how research brings Trussell’s data to life, how Trussell uses data to drive change and looks further ahead.

Understanding hunger and hardship in the UK: the power of data in driving change (part 1)

  • 22 April 2025

In the first of two posts, Sarah Fullick introduces Trussell, explains why data is so important to them and introduces Trussell’s mission beyond foodbanks.

Poverty in data in the news (winter 2025)

  • 1 April 2025

We highlight the impact some of the data available via the UK Data Service is having in research, policy and public conversations around the area of poverty, deprivation and the cost-of-living crisis.

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