South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Weekly Policy Briefing (4 August)

Weekly Policy Briefing Highlights:

  • A rising cost of living continues to affect UK households, although financial vulnerability remains stable. Renters are faring worse than mortgage holders, and food insecurity is higher in Yorkshire & Humber than the national level.
  • Analysis from DCMS and the Higher Education Policy Institute highlights the creative sector’s major role in exports, innovation spending and employment –  regionally and in the UK.
  • A recent publication by the Department for Transport explores the number of passengers travelling by rail into and out of major city centres in England and Wales. This covers trends pre- and post-covid, peak travel time differences, and the prevalence of overcrowding on busy services.

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