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Chart of the week: student loans
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- 27 Feb 2026
Our chart this week looks at how the Department for Education has impaired 40% of the value of its student loans outstanding as at 31 March 2025.
2026: how data is the key to restoring public services
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- 23 Feb 2026
From increasing demand for services to tightening finances, there are big challenges facing the public sector in 2026, but big opportunities too, according to Henning Diederichs, Senior Technical Manager in the Public Sector Team at ICAEW.
Record January surplus not enough to return public finances to budget
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- 23 Feb 2026
Better than expected self-assessment receipts contributed to a fiscal surplus in January, clawing back almost half of the year-to-date budget overrun.
Chart of the week: Real average pay in the UK
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- 20 Feb 2026
Our chart this week illustrates how UK average total pay fell by 0.2% in real terms over the 12 months to December 2025, following much stronger growth in the previous two years.
UK Auditor General calls for step change in government financial management
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- 16 Feb 2026
Head of the National Audit Office, Gareth Davies, echoes ICAEW in calling for stronger financial management in government to deliver trust and accountability for taxpayers.
Chart of the week: business births and deaths in the UK
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- 13 Feb 2026
Our chart looks at the cycle of business life since 2017, as the number of business births exceeded business deaths in 2025 for the second year in succession.
Chart of the week: quarterly public sector finances
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- 06 Feb 2026
This week’s chart looks at how the government is relying on a strong inflow from self-assessment and employee bonuses to meet its revised fiscal targets for the financial year to March 2026.
Chart of the week: global stock markets
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- 30 Jan 2026
Our chart looks at how the top 10 stocks from nine companies made up more than a fifth of global stock market values on 31 December 2025.
Economic update: why the UK economy is sending red herring signals
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- 28 Jan 2026
The UK economy has grown but business confidence continues to weaken and inflation has risen. Suren Thiru, ICAEW’s Director, Economies, discusses the implications, what you need to know about current economic conditions and key points to watch.
Message from the Public Sector team
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- 27 Jan 2026
Thank you for your public sector community membership in 2025. We look forward to supporting you with many more insights in 2026.
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