Fund UK policies with live public sentiment

PolicyMarket pairs pooled capital with trusted datasets (YouGov trackers, regulated betting exchanges, Treasury releases) so you can direct money toward Homes, Health, Education and the wider Economy—without the gambling noise.

Today’s problem

Homes: Can the UK deliver 1.5M new dwellings by 2030?

Latest YouGov tracker shows affordability overtaking healthcare as the #1 voter concern. Treasury is modeling incentives now; capital signals from PolicyMarket guide which levers get attention.

Gap to target: 420k units Active investors: 12,480 Capital committed: S 3.1M

Top policies table

# Category Policy Momentum (YouGov) Pool (S) Action
1 Homes Affordable Build Grants ↑ 6 pts week-on-week S 420 Support
2 Health Staffing Surge Fund Stable (52%) S 400 Support
3 Education Per-Pupil Index ↑ 5 pts post tutoring guarantee S 360 Support
4 Economy Manufacturing Rebound ↓ 2 pts (Budget) S 380 Support

Homes flash

Median rent pressure

Voting intention cross tabs show 71% rank housing costs as urgent.

Align funding →

Education flash

Per-pupil funding pulse

Multi-academy trust ballots push tutoring guarantees back to the top.

Open education board →

Health flash

NHS waiting times

YouGov tracker dips 2 pts this week—capital shifts to staffing YES.

See staffing ladder →

Economy flash

Manufacturing lift

OBR productivity note highlights supply chain reshoring momentum.

Fund productivity →
Homes · Priority build

Affordable Build Grants

Direct subsidies to unlock stalled sites with rapid approvals and brownfield bonuses.

Based on Homes England brownfield release programme, funds councils fast-track surplus public plots into shovel-ready affordable housing capacity quickly nationwide.

  • 100k new dwellings targeted, 420k still missing.
  • Councils rewarded for net new units and completion speed.
Submitted DLUHC 2025 Brownfield tranche
Cost £2.5B Grant ask validated
Initial funding S 1,120 Queued sats
Health · Care surge

NHS Staffing Surge

Overseas recruitment, retention bonuses, and diagnostic pop-ups to cut waits.

Aligns with NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, funding fast-track visas, retention bonuses, and diagnostic hubs to cut elective backlogs quickly.

  • Fast visas + bonuses to unlock 8k clinicians.
  • Retail-park diagnostic hubs clear backlogs.
Submitted NHS England Workforce plan 2025
Cost £1.1B Retention + visas
Initial funding S 930 Queued sats
Education · Attainment

Per-Pupil Index

Dynamic weighting and tutoring guarantees to lift core results in priority areas.

Follows Education Endowment Foundation evidence weighting per-pupil cash toward rural transport, tutoring intensity, and accountability metrics for disadvantage uplifts nationwide.

  • Rural + urban multipliers update each quarter.
  • Tutoring guarantees tied to outcomes not hours.
Submitted DfE 2025 National Funding Formula
Cost £880M Index recalibration
Initial funding S 760 Launch pool
Economy · Productivity

Manufacturing Rebound

Reshore tooling, finance automation, and lock anchor tenants into UK hubs.

Builds on Made Smarter adoption programme, co-investing in robotics, clean supply chains, and export guarantees so regions grow manufacturing capacity.

  • OBR incentives tie payouts to export lift.
  • £600M carve-out for clean supply chains.
Submitted DBT 2025 Made Smarter brief
Cost £1.9B Capex mix
Initial funding S 680 Live pledges
Energy · Net-zero

Net-Zero Sprint

Round 6 offshore wind, flexible grid spend, and installer training in one tight lane.

Mirrors UK Contracts for Difference priorities, backing offshore wind upgrades, grid reinforcement, and installer training to accelerate reliable low-carbon power.

  • Heat pump partners funded to onboard 2k engineers.
  • Storage + HV upgrades sequenced with CfD cycles.
Submitted DESNZ 2025 CfD Round 6
Cost £3.4B Cap build verified
Initial funding S 540 Queued sats
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