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Analysis and action on living standards
Our second dedicated Living Standards Outlook, combines survey data, OBR forecasts, the government’s tax and benefit policies, and more, to project household income growth for different groups.
This report contains the Commission’s conclusions, drawing on a deep and wide-ranging examination of the experiences and prospects of different generations in Britain.
The Resolution Foundation’s response to the 2019 Spring Statement.
A look beyond the headline data on the forces behind current developments in pay, how the fruits are shared, and the short- and longer-term drivers of earnings growth.
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We live in an ageing society. Rising life expectancy and the transition of the baby boomers into retirement means the UK now has a record share of pensioners. Join @CamCavendish & David Willetts via livestream next week for a discussion of these challenges resolutionfoundation.org/events/greyt-b…
Latest public finance figures from @ONS put the provisional estimate for public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in 2018-19 at £24.7 billion (1.1% GDP). That’s down from £41.8 billion (2% GDP) in 2017-18, and is the lowest financial year total for 17 years Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
Forget traditional class divides: the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election put the political split between young and old centre-stage. But what does this mean for the future? resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/my-…
Time to step back and take a (very) long view? Next week we'll be live streaming a panel with 'Seven Centuries of Unreal Wages' authors @judyzara and John Hatcher, looking at big economic shifts over the last 700 years and their impact on living standards: resolutionfoundation.org/events/living-…
From the Archive: @resfoundation report "Passing on" considers what action is needed to address generational living standards challenges, focusing on inheritance taxation #thinktanks #policy #tax #inheritancetax ow.ly/wYvd30oucxQ Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
The way we shop has changed dramatically, with almost a fifth of UK purchases in March 2019 carried out online. How are these changes affecting retail workers? Three key things we learned from speaking to people whose jobs and lives have been impacted
As part of our commitment to increasing diversity within both our own work force and the economic policy making sector, we're offering a paid 6-8 week training opportunity this summer for postgraduate students from BAME communities. Find out more: resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/oppor…
Forget traditional class divides: the Brexit vote and the 2017 general election put the political split between young and old centre-stage. But what does this mean for the future, ask @TorstenBell and @lauracgardiner ? resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/my-…
We're an ageing society. Home ownership rates are falling, with many families now living in the private rental sector. A future where a large proportion of pensioners privately rent is a real possibility - explored in this recent blog from @stephenlclarke resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/to-…
