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    World Mental Health Day: Rising cost of living and mental health

    Monday, 10 October, 2022

    How can financial situations affect mental health and what can we learn from past economic events?

    • Insight
    • Communities
    • Economic situation
    • Health
  • Research Briefing

    Afghanistan: One year under a Taliban government

    Monday, 10 October, 2022

    One year after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan the country faces a multitude of political, economic and humanitarian crises. The security situation is increasing fragile and human rights abuses, particularly of women and girls, is widely documented.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Economy
    • Finance
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    Public spending: a brief introduction

    Friday, 07 October, 2022

    The UK’s public sector spent £1,060 billion in 2021/22, down from £1,104 billion the year before. This briefing describes the different ways in which public spending is categorised, and presents statistics and commentary on recent spending in each category.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    September 2022 fiscal statement: A summary

    Monday, 03 October, 2022

    A summary of the announcements in the Chancellor's September 2022 fiscal statement and links to analysis and further reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals

    Friday, 23 September, 2022

    This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Communities
    • Economic situation
    • Environment
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    Economic update: Much for the new Chancellor to consider

    Friday, 23 September, 2022

    How could the Chancellor’s fiscal statement, or “mini-Budget”, affect rising inflation?

    • Insight
    • Business
    • Economic updates
    • Economy
  • Constituency casework

    Cost of living support for students

    Thursday, 22 September, 2022

    Find out what support is available to students across the UK to help with their living costs.

    • Constituency casework
    • Economic situation
    • Education
    • Higher education
    • Social policy
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    The impact of high inflation on benefit claimants

    Thursday, 22 September, 2022

    Benefit claimants are experiencing a reduction in the real value of their payments at a time when rising inflation is hitting low-income households the hardest.

    • Insight
    • Benefits
    • Consumers
    • Economic situation
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Background to the September 2022 fiscal statement

    Wednesday, 21 September, 2022

    This briefing sets out the background to the Chancellor’s fiscal statement, which is expected on 23 September 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Financial services: contribution to the UK economy

    Thursday, 01 September, 2022

    Financial services: key statistics on output, jobs, trade and tax in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Finance
    • Industry
  • Insight

    Economic update: New Prime Minister faces challenging economic outlook

    Wednesday, 31 August, 2022

    With inflation over 10% in July, interest rates are at their highest since 2009.

    • Insight
    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    China and the US in the Middle East: Iran and the Arab Gulf

    Friday, 26 August, 2022

    How influential is China in the Middle East, and what does its engagement mean for US influence?

    • Research Briefing
    • Economy
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Armed forces pay 2022/23

    Wednesday, 27 July, 2022

    How is armed forces pay decided? This briefing explains the process, discusses recent pay increases and the planned review of pay.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Procurement statistics: a short guide

    Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

    One of the ways in which the Government achieves its goals is to buy goods and services. This is called procurement, and covers a wide range of things, from the purchase of printer paper to commissioning social care. This is a short guide to the main sources of procurement statistics for the UK, with headline figures.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Public spending
  • Insight

    Economic update: Records broken as prices rise

    Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

    The rise in inflation is outpacing almost all predictions and consumers are buying less.

    • Insight
    • Economic situation
    • Economic updates

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