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Scott Corfe

Scott is a Director in the Data & Modelling team at Public First, with 15 years of experience in applying rigorous economic analysis to a wide range of complex issues, from alcohol duty reform to road pricing to explaining the drivers of the “Great Retirement” following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scott’s insights have been covered in publications including the Financial Times, the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph. He has appeared on BBC News, Sky News, Radio 4 and a range of other broadcast media.

Twitter: @scottcorfe

Recent work

Publication

Fairer, warmer, cheaper: New energy bill support policies to support British households in an age of high prices
The current system of policies supporting households with high energy bills is inadequate for an era of high energy bills. In this final, report with Public First, we present a new policy framework that should be in place by spring 2024 – to ensure warmer homes, fairer use of public money, and overall cheaper bills. It is part of a wider project commissioned and supported by Citizens Advice.
Published: 08 March 2023
Author(s): Amy Norman, Scott Corfe, James Kirkup, Daisy Powell-Chandler
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Squeezed out or opting out? Understanding ethnic differences in use of financial products and services
The ethnic minority gap in financial products such as pensions and insurance is well-documented, but poorly understood. Drawing on existing and new survey data, and in-depth interviews, this report seeks to understand the scale of this gap, and possible explanations behind it, as well as proposing recommendations to policymakers and the industry on how to reduce the risk of disadvantage faced by ethnic minorities.
Published: 06 February 2023
Author(s): Niamh O Regan, Aveek Bhattacharya, Gideon Salutin, Scott Corfe
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Energy bill support: Designing policies to support British households in an age of high prices
Energy bills are expected to remain high for several more years, and are a reminder that we do not have durable and considered bill policies at a UK level. In this joint interim report with Public First, we set out a series of choices and challenges around the future of energy bill policy. It is part of a wider project commissioned and supported by Citizens Advice.
Published: 01 December 2022
Author(s): Amy Norman, Scott Corfe
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