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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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'What if older people were themselves expected to make more of a contribution to the public services they use?' RF Executive Chair David Willetts explores difficult questions in this recent @ConHome blog on how the Conservatives can win over younger voters conservativehome.com/platform/2019/…
In case you missed it, here's our verdict on this week's labour market stats. There was good news on both jobs and pay - although real average wages are still below pre-crisis rates. Can we expect them to recover? Summary in video - & full analysis here: resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/rea…
Stepping back, it’s clear that the household credit profile has shifted since the financial crisis. Outstanding unsecured credit has increased from 30.2% of household income to 35.3%, while secured credit has fallen from 113.9% of household income to 98.1% Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
What's the word on the high street? Our analyst @dan_tomlinson_ has been examining how the economic changes in retail have been affecting people and places. Read more here: resolutionfoundation.org/media/blog/the…
Those Easter Eggs you're stocking up on - are you buying them online or in-store? The retail sector has changed a lot over the past decade – online now accounts for just under a fifth of all retail sales, up from less than five per cent in 2008.
A net balance of Bank of England agents continued to report a tightening (or at least no loosening) of credit scoring criteria at the start of 2019, maintaining a run stretching back to the end of 2016. And Q2 2019 is expected to follow suit bankofengland.co.uk/credit-conditi… Retweeted by ResolutionFoundation
