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Upcoming events

Low earners voting intentions in the General Election

The Resolution Foundation works to improve outcomes for the 7.2 million low earner households in the UK. In the lead up to the next general election we want to understand what issues motivate low earners to vote and for whom, especially as they make up a third of the electorate.

To this end, the Foundation is holding low earner select committees in three marginal seats with a high proportion of low earners to explore what issues low income households are concerned about. It will also give their local prospective parliamentary candidates (including the sitting MP) an opportunity to listen and join in the discussion about what they might do as their MP.

We are supporting this work with national polling of low earners. Previously our polling data has shown that low earners are more likely to vote for minority parties and not vote at all compared to the general population.

We have just held our first hearing in South Thanet which is home to the second highest numbers of low earners in the country. It was a great meeting and more information will follow.

The Northern Money Conference 2010, 1 March 2010

Acting director, Sophia Parker, sat on the panel at the Northern Money Conference; a financial inclusion conference focussed on meeting the financial needs of people on low and moderate incomes

Conference programme

Presentation - Behind the balance sheet: the financial health of low earning households

Party Conferences

The Resolution Foundation held Party Conference fringes in partnership with Demos at all three Party Conferences. The theme was Lean Government: how do we make cuts without wounding low earners. The write ups are now available:

• Liberal Democrats >Read
• Labour >Read
• Conservatives >Read

Please contact Cara Brown, External Affairs Manager, for further information on these and upcoming events.

Housing, Household Finances and Work and Skills

The Resolution Foundation recently held three expert groups in September as part of its new programme of work on low earners through the recession and recovery. These were in three areas; household finances, housing and work & skills.

3 September: Work expert seminar

Note of meeting

Who are low earners? Matthew Whittaker, Resolution Foundation

'Low earners' recession and work: Nicola Smith, TUC

8 September: Household finances: expert seminar

Note of meeting
How are low earners fairing? Matthew Whittaker, Resolution Foundation
Transact Membership Survey 2009 – Change, Challenges, and Opportunities – Adam Clark, Transact

15 September 2009- Housing and recession: how are low earners faring?

Note of meeting

How is the housing market changing? Yolande Barnes, Savills

How are low earners faring? Matthew Whittaker, Resolution Foundation

The future of the private rented sector: Andrew Pratt, Grainger

30 June 2009 - Breakfast launch event: low earners through recession and recovery

The Foundation launched a major new project examining the impact of the recession and recovery on low earners. It followed the recent publication of Squeezed: the low earners audit which details the challenges being faced by low earners. At the event, chaired by David Freud, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform we set out the key findings from the audit, described what our new project entails and discussed the key questions the projects seeks to address.

Read the event write-up here
View the slides here

31 March 2009 - The Foundation Annual Conference

This year the Foundation’s Annual Conference stretched to a full day to accommodate an exciting line up of discussion and speakers.

The theme of the morning session was Care and an Ageing Society, with Stephen O’Brien MP, Norman Lamb MP and Barbara Keeley MP speakings. The afternoon session focused on the successful progress that Money Guidance is making.

Read the event write-up here

The following presentations from the day are also available:
Clive Cowdery’s presentation on the Squeezed: the low earners audit
Sue Regan’s presentation on the future of care and support for older people.
Helen Aynsley’s presentation on future Care Information and Advice Services.
Matthew Whittaker’s presentation on Housing Wealth
Claudia Wood’s presentation on the future of market shaping.
Sue Regan’s presentation on financial health and Money Guidance.
Sue Lewis’ presentation on HMT’s role in developing a national Money Guidance Service.

8 December 2008 - Launch of A New Social Care Architecture

We launched our report Navigating the Way: the future care and well being of older people in the House of Commons on 8 December 2008. The report sets out a vision for the care and support of older people and is the culmination of several pieces of research and consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.

Read the report here

28-29 October 2008 - Redesigning Social Care Expert Groups II

Since July we have completed a number of research projects. Round II of the Expert Groups was an opportunity for us to share our research findings and seek the views of our key stakeholders on our policy proposals.

Read the summary here

View the presentation here

September 2008 - Party Conferences

The Resolution Foundation held fringe events at all three Party Conferences on “The Care Crunch - how do we create a brighter future for older people”. The Foundation also held private meetings at the Labour Party and Conservative Party Conferences on “Financial Health: Drowning not waving?” Both write ups are available below along with a copy of the Care Crunch briefing which was distributed.

Care crunch write up

Drowning not waving write up

The care crunch briefing

21-23 July 2008 - Redesigning Social Care Expert Groups I

The Foundation held a series of meetings with over 60 participants including representatives from the financial services industry, local authorities, care providers, policy makers and consumer groups to discuss and formulate a vision for the future of long term care provision for older people.

Read the summary here

View the presentation here

29 April 2008 - The Foundation Annual Conference: "Mapping Future Care"

Nick Clegg MP, David Willets MP, and Julie Jones, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, joined the Resolution Foundation and nearly 100 stakeholders to discuss the issue of "Mapping future care". The discussion, chaired by Julia Unwin, Director of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, included a presentation of new analysis by Deloitte mapping the mixed markets of care funding and provision.

Read Seminar Note