Past publications
Cost of living crisis
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Cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland: a consumer journeyConsumers in Northern Ireland are being impacted by rising costs, at a time when they already have the lowest gross weekly income compared to the UK average. |
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Cost of Living References15 December 2022 - References to the articles from Understanding Society: Cost of Living can be found here. |
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Paying a price for rural living15 December 2022 - When the cost of energy, fuel, transport and goods go up it leads to specific challenges in rural areas, putting rural inequality into sharp focus. |
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Interview with Mike Brewer, Chief Economist, Resolution Foundation15 December 2022 - Mike Brewer, Chief Economist and Deputy Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation joins Gideon Skinner, UK Head of Political Research at Ipsos to analyse the cost of living crisis and the future of the economy. |
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What is the real cost of the cost of living crisis?15 December 2022 - The cost of living crisis takes many forms. There’s the national crisis, the political crisis and the social crisis. |
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Food insecurity: too much to stomach15 December 2022 - The price of food is up by 16.4% from last year – the largest uplift since the 1980s. Two in five (39%) are now worried about affording food next month. |
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An economist's take: Interview with Dr Linda Yueh15 December 2022 - Through an economist's lens, Dr Linda Yueh shares her take on key challenges of the cost of living crisis, thoughts on economic policy and growth, and some possible glimmers of good news. |
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Poverty, poor health, and the NHS: Stopping the spiral15 December 2022 - Ipsos research shows that Britons believe increases to the cost of living pose a risk to the nation’s health. |
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From the cost of living to sustainable living15 December 2022 - A greener lifestyle is often seen as expensive but is the cost of living crisis changing this? Our research shows that UK households plan to make environmentally friendly changes due to, not despite of, the rising costs. |
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Mission critical – Levelling Up, a balancing act15 December 2022 - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave a ‘cast-iron commitment’ to prioritise levelling up in his first PMQs. |
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Harsh home truths15 December 2022 - Economic turmoil has brought the housing affordability crisis into sharper relief for mortgage holders and renters. |
Other topics
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Foreword (2022 edition)15 December 2022 - Welcome to the 2022 edition of Ipsos Understanding Society from Trinh Tu, Managing Director, Public Affairs. |
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Gen Z: grounds for optimism?19 December 2022 - Are there grounds for optimism about Britain’s youngest generation, and what might this mean for government and labour market? |