Research & Policy

We work to illuminate the lives and experiences of low earners through our research and improve outcomes for them through our policy proposals.

Low earners through recession and recovery

All of our policy work is underpinned by our commitment to rigorous research. Our current major programme explores the experiences of low earners in the recession, and asks how low earners can be protected throughout the economic downturn, and beyond it into a period of recovery. Our report on this work, Closer to Crisis? how low earners are coping in the recession was published on 11th November. You can read more about this work in our project web pages Low earners through recession and recovery.

What’s the damage: assessing the impact of fiscal consolidation options on low earners will be published in June.

Low earners audit

The most recent update was published in March 2010, with a specific focus on the household finances of low earners. The next update is due to be published in August 2010.

Long-term care

Over the last two years, the Foundation has conducted an extensive programme of research and policy work in the field of long-term care for older people, with a particular focus on the mixed markets in both funding and care provision. You can read more about our work on long term care here.

Financial Health

We work on improving low earners financial health and remain actively engaged with the Government’s goal of rolling out the Money Made Clear service under the Consumer Financial Education Body in 2010.

We also set up and chair the Financial Health Forum, which provides an overview of the financial inclusion and capability agendas.

Current development work

We are currently conducting research from the low earner perspective in the fields of occupational mobility and the private rental sector, with reports due out in July.

For more information about any aspect of our research and policy programme, and to discuss potential partnerships, please contact Sophia Parker.