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Analysis and action on living standards
Our Living Standards Audit, updated for 2018, estimates how household incomes have performed over the last year, and examines under-reporting of benefit incomes in official survey data,
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.
This year’s report – the eighth edition of Low Pay Britain – documents the headline trends shaping the low-paid end of the labour market today and highlights the new challenges policymakers should be addressing.
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.
Great event this morning @resfoundation discussing social mobility in Britain and what can be done. Fascinating round table afterwards too with policy folk. Lots of appetite for data improvements wonderful to hear - will make understanding causes more doable Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
The Prime Minister's announcement on reforming private tenancies and offering a £2bn boost to increase affordable social housing marks a welcome shift in attitudes, says RF's @dan_tomlinson_- but more must be done. Read more: resolutionfoundation.org/media/press-re…
Really pleased to speak alongside @OECD and others at today’s @resfoundation event on social mobility twitter.com/resfoundation/… Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
Fantastic debate on #socialmobility at the @resfoundation this morning. @oecd research shows it takes 5 generations for descendants from low-income families in the UK (bottom 10%) to reach the average UK income, above the OECD average (4.5yrs) but below Germany (6yrs) Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
Overall, this morning's #socialmobility event has thrown up plenty of issues - and shown a joint awareness of the importance of education, especially in early years education, but also later in life. You can watch a livestream of the event here: youtu.be/JgpAvkuhaa8
Research from the US suggests that training courses for newly unemployed adults don't always lead to jobs, says @PermSecDfE - so we need to make sure the adult education we provide does better, focusing on useful skills. This is a key area for future focus #socialmobility
We need to make sure young people get good advice about where their future lies - especially when it comes to non-academic routes, which teachers aren't always well informed on, says @LucyMPowell. This is a conversation we need to have #socialmobility
Extraordinarily low benefits mean people have to grab first job that comes, however poorly it uses their skills - bad for them & society. Wages often never recover - Mark Pearson, OECD @resfoundation #socialmobility Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
