In this project, we partnered with the energy supplier Utilita to explore smart prepayment meter customers’ experience of participating in their version of the DFS called Power Payback. This will ...

Despite efforts by successive governments to reduce obesity rates, its prevalence has doubled since the 1990s 7, and three in five people in the UK are now overweight or obese 8. We need more ...

Jelka is an advisor in the Work & Equalities team at the Behavioural Insights Team, focusing on improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace. The lower levels of understanding and ...

Drawing on community discussions from Money Saving Expert, we identified the most frequently asked questions by homeowners about heat pumps ...

What do toilets have to do with climate change? Although the two may seem like they’re worlds apart, the rise of indoor plumbing in the UK can teach some important lessons for a green transition.

How lowering the cost ratio of electricity to gas permanently would help make heating greener The government's support for householders in the form of the Energy Price Guarantee not only kept energy ...

At this very early stage in the responses to the pandemic, four narratives are taking shape, pointing us to quite different futures. These scenarios combine elements of continuity and discontinuity, ...

A new batch of Census 2021 data on housing has just been released, giving us a chance to see how homes across England and Wales are heated. Beyond being able to see whether homes have central heating ...

Richard is a fully qualified mechanical engineer and has a wealth of experience working with and testing innovative heating control technology and 21st-century boiler technology. This report ...

The heat pump survey paints a positive picture for the future of heat pump adoption, showing that the majority of users are satisfied with their system. It also highlighted some improvements that ...

Henry Dimbleby and Dr Dolly van Tulleken draw on interviews with former prime ministers and other key figures to offer practical advice and insights on how today’s politicians can tackle the UK’s ...

Patricia Lucas is a social researcher with a particular interest in child health inequalities and evidence for policy. She divides her time between independent work, leading rapid soci… COVID-19 ...