Publication
The squeezed middle: The pressure on ordinary workers in America and Britain
Date: 16 January 2013
Author: Sophia Parker
As wages stagnate but living costs keep rising, the pressure on working people grows more intense. The issue of living standards has become one of the most urgent challenges for politicians in both Britain and America. 'The squeezed middle' brings together experts from both sides of the Atlantic to ask what the UK can learn from the US.
Behind the Balance Sheet: the financial health of low income households
Date: 22 March 2010
Author: Sophia Parker
This report summarises current statistical data relating to the financial health of low earning households, and complements this with new qualitative data to give a fuller and more accurate picture of financial health. The report aims to provide a useful challenge to some of the common assumptions that cloud the debate about how to improve the financial health of low earning households.
An Open Memo to the Next Government: improving outcomes for low earners
Date: 22 March 2010
Author: Sophia Parker
This memo draws upon our most recent Low Earners Audit, published March 2010, to set out an agenda for the new Government. It sets out five priorities which will improve outcomes for low earners. We argue that across these priorities the twin messages of independence and fairness will need to be reflected at every opportunity to appeal to low earners.
Submission: Resolution Foundation written response to Shaping the Future of Care Together Green Paper
Date: 23 November 2009
Author: Sophia Parker
This response to the social care Green Paper Shaping the Future Care Together welcomes the broad thrust of the Green Paper. We believe the shift towards seeing care as a universal entitlement rather than a safety net will vastly improve the experience of many low earners who often find themselves squeezed by the current system.
Closer to crisis? How low earners are coping in the recession
Date: 11 November 2009
Author: Sophia Parker
Closer to Crisis? analyses how the economic downturn is affecting low earners and considers what more can be done to enable low earners to stay in work, in their homes and to maintain their fragile economic independence as the recession plays out.
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