Below Average Resources: A new lens on UK poverty

The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data…

Geodata in 2025: Top trends to watch

The start of the new year provides a good opportunity to attempt to identify some of the trends and changes we can expect to see in the world of geographical data over the next 12 months. From deprivation data to AI, open data in the UK and in Europe, here are the data trends to…

Working with deprivation data

Deprivation is often associated with a wide range of health and social issues within the communities it impacts. Whether it’s the increased incidence of certain medical conditions, or higher crime and anti-social behaviour rates, understanding how issues interact with and are caused by deprivation is an important component in developing policy led solutions. For this…

Ground-breaking geo-advocacy guide launched

We’re today launching a ground-breaking new guide on how to use ‘geo-advocacy’ to communicate with the new intake of MPs. With a record number of new MPs to get to know, creating communications that stand out from the crowd and achieve cut-through is more important than ever. Geo-advocacy is a form of lobbying that involves…