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Introducing us and

our organisations

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Simeon and DI research

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Centre for Research in Social Policy

We conduct applied social research related to poverty, living standards and income adequacy.

The Minimum Income Standard establishes benchmarks for acceptable household income levels rooted in public consensus.

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Good Things Foundation

Our mission is to fix the digital divide for good.

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Our offer

Delivered 105 training / meet-ups for Digital Inclusion Hubs

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Developing the Minimum Digital Living Standard: Why and who has been involved

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Methodology: �What is the MDLS? How did we develop it? �

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NEW MDLS RESEARCH 2024-2025:

MDLS Scotland -focus groups with members of the public, stakeholder interviews)

MDLS UK - Refresh and extending the MDLS to cover the core ‘MIS’ household types

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What are the key findings from the MDLS research - qualitative, and survey research?

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Beyond research: How is MDLS being used, by whom, for what?

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MDLS - Stakeholder engagement update

MDLS Scotland - research underway, reporting in 2025
MDLS Wales - Wales research, Cardiff launch, using MDLS Wales to inform Welsh Gov social housing pilots, National Survey for Wales
UK Government policy - Good Things/DSIT roundtables (Aug 2024)
UK Government digital services / user research - online session with Heads of Profession for user research; Get Online Week (led by HMRC); Dept. for Education
Place-based / thematic networks, e.g. Get Online London; LGA Digital Inclusion Network; South Tyneside Anti-Poverty Network; Essex & Herts Digital Innovation Zone; UK Regulatory Network; Monmouthshire Housing Association; Nova Scotia Province (!)
Invited input, e.g. Parliamentary Office for Science & Technology; DigiGov Expo; Global UNDP Playbook; School Librarians Association; Ofcom Communications Consumer Panels; All Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Inclusion; World Economic Forum; Nova Scotia (!)
Exploring overlaps across UK datasets on digital inequalities, with Ofcom, Nominet, Lloyds, BBC (co-authored briefing now available)