Analysis and action on living standards
Exploring the prevalence of youth worklessness due to ill health in different parts of the UK
The transition to net zero means that the way we drive is changing, bringing with it the prospect of sharp falls in motoring-related tax revenues. In this briefing note, we discuss how the rapid and welcome uptake of electric vehicles must come with reform of motoring related taxes that protects tax revenues, helps limit congestion, and considers the potentially disproportionate impacts on low-to-middle income households.
The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank focused on improving living standards for those on low to middle incomes. We work across a wide range of economic and social policy, combining our core purpose with a commitment to analytical rigour.
This year’s Audit zeros in on shorter-term changes and differences between generations, analysing how the cost of living crisis has to date and will continue to be experienced by different age groups. Overall, we find that older age groups are more exposed to rising energy prices, as they are more likely to live in larger and less energy efficient homes. But decades of low pay growth, higher housing costs and high and rising intergenerational wealth inequality means that the young are far less likely to have a ‘savings buffer’ to cover unexpected or higher costs.
The Bank of England is nearing the end of its rate-rising cycle, but in the latest Macroeconomic Policy Outlook , we explore why two-thirds of Britain’s mortgage-rising pain is still to come.
The Resolution Foundation calculates the real Living Wage – a voluntary hourly pay rate that is based on what families need to get by. The current national rate is:
Resolution Ventures exists to back innovative start-ups seeking to change the world of work for the better and early-stage ventures seeking to improve the prospects of low-to-middle income Britain.
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