Labour market Employing new tactics: the changing distribution of work across British households 31 January 2016 by Paul Gregg and David Finch Inevitably, discussion of employment tends to focus on individuals. But this means that an understanding of how work – and the income that it brings – is shared across different types of households can be lost. During the 1980s and early-1990s employment became increasingly polarised in society, with increasing concentrations of workless single or couple … Continued READ MORE
Public spending· Fiscal policy· Economy and public finances Shape shifting: the changing role of the state during fiscal consolidation 10 November 2015 by Matthew Whittaker and Adam Corlett and David Finch Resolution Foundation’s latest analysis looks at the changing size and shape of the state and what decisions the government will need to make going forward. READ MORE
Welfare The tax credit crunch: how to limit the losses for low-income families 5 November 2015 by David Finch Resolution Foundation’s latest analysis of the impact of tax credit cuts explores the effect of Summer Budget changes in 2016 on incomes and incentives, and explores ways to offset the losses. READ MORE
Living standards· Inequality & poverty A poverty of information: assessing the government’s new child poverty focus and future trends 7 October 2015 by David Finch Measures announced at the Summer Budget are expected to significantly increase the number of children (and households) living in poverty (households with less than 60 per cent of median income). Despite positive action on low pay, cuts to working age benefits mean that most of this increase is expected to be among those living in … Continued READ MORE
Budgets & fiscal events· Public spending· Economy and public finances· Welfare A Budget for workers? The impact of the Summer Budget on work incentives in Universal Credit 16 July 2015 by David Finch The combination of increases in the minimum wage (via the introduction of a National Living Wage), cuts to income tax and sharp reductions in working-age welfare presented in the Summer Budget produces a complex mix of winners and losers. Those not currently in receipt of benefits and tax credits (or Universal Credit) are likely to … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Making the most of UC: Final report of the Resolution Foundation review of Universal Credit 8 June 2015 by David Finch The improvements necessary to enable UC to, at a minimum, make work pay and smooth the transition into work must be made before millions of families are moved onto the new system. The start of the new parliament provides a natural opportunity to review the potential impact of UC and set out plans for its … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Credit where it’s due? Assessing the benefits and risks of Universal Credit 9 March 2015 by David Finch and Vidhya Alakeson and Mike Brewer The government’s plans for Universal Credit (UC) were first set out in November 2010, and its concept has received broad cross-party support. But the process of implementation has been dogged by a series of delays – the OBR now anticipates that it will not be fully rolled out until at least 2020, potentially 3 years … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Universal Credit: A policy under review 9 September 2014 by David Finch and Adam Corlett and Vidhya Alakeson Resolution Foundation has brought together an expert panel of labour market economists, welfare specialists, employment practitioners and other experts to review the current design of Universal Credit and its likely impacts and propose changes that would make the policy more likely to support people to get into and progress in work. The cumulative impact of … Continued READ MORE