Paper Cover Adam Smith Institute’s State Reliance Index

From government pensions to public sector contracts, the British state is intimately involved in the economic lives of the British public. Our inaugural State Reliance Index reveals the extent of this phenomenon - we have calculated that 52.1% of British adults are in some way reliant on the state for their livelihood. This analysis mostly uses figures from 2024. This represents an increase of approximately 0.8% since 2022.

This research was covered in The Spectator, The Daily Mail, The Express, City AM, Guido Fawkes and Conservative Home.

The State Reliance Index is available to read here.