Unhealthy finances
How to support the economy today and repair the public finances tomorrow
The government is currently facing the dual challenges of ensuring that there is sufficient fiscal support through the crisis and recovery, and setting fiscal policy on a sustainable long-term path. This report sets out a new approach to fiscal policy and a practical pathway to achieve this.
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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.
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From locking down to levelling up
The past, present and future of Welsh living standards
Wales is one of the poorest areas of the UK and yet it is often overlooked in debates around tackling geographical inequalities. We show that the progress Wales has made in closing employment gaps is in contrast to stubbornly high pay, income and productivity gaps with the rest of the UK.
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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Evaluating the effects of the current economic crisis on the UK labour market
The story of the initial stage of the coronavirus crisis is now well understood, but with the labour market crisis likely to accelerate over the winter as restrictions tighten, we analyse new evidence on the effects of the crisis on workers so far and the prospects for the future.
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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:
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Intergenerational Centre
Read our latest reports on education leavers during the crisis, lockdown living conditions, negative equity risks and income support schemes ahead of our annual Intergenerational Audit this October.
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Want to find out how much pay has grown since the financial crisis? Or which generation had it best when it comes to housing costs? We make some of our living standards datasets available online for the public to explore.
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