Living standards Squeezed Britain: the state of low to middle income households today Monday 23 January 2012 Squeezed Britain, launched at this event, uses the latest large scale survey data to give a snapshot of life for households living on a low to middle income in the UK. This timely and authoritative publication sets out the economic position of this group and paints a picture of what life is like in the … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Progress for the Poor – how much do growth and government help? Tuesday 22 November 2011 To mark the publication of his groundbreaking new book exploring the impact of economic growth and government policy on the living standards of the least well-off, the IPPR and the Resolution Foundation held a lunchtime discussion with Lane Kenworthy, Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of Arizona. With growth flat, living standards … Continued READ MORE
Living standards The Great Stagnation? What Britain can learn from the declining fortunes of the American middle class Monday 21 November 2011 As part of its Commission on Living Standards, Resolution Foundation held this seminal event which brought together leading US and UK economists to discuss what Britain can learn from the declining fortunes of the American middle class. For a generation the wages of ordinary working Americans have barely risen. Middle skilled jobs have been in … Continued READ MORE
Housing The end of home ownership – is renting really so bad? Thursday 3 November 2011 Despite a continued aspiration to own, many low to middle income households are facing a lifetime of renting privately. In today’s housing market it would take the average low to middle income household 31 years to save for a deposit on a first home. If the private rented sector is to meet their need for affordable, … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Squeezed Britain: how do we create the growth we want? Thursday 3 November 2011 We are holding this event in partnership with Demos. READ MORE
Living standards Financial Health Forum: 3 November 2011 Thursday 3 November 2011 The Financial Health Forum was held on 3 November 2011 at the Resolution Foundation. READ MORE
Living standards How does Labour win back ‘the middle’? Tuesday 27 September 2011 We are holding our Labour Party Conference Event in partnership with IPPR. READ MORE
Living standards Labour Party Conference: ‘Financial Health’ Breakfast Meeting Tuesday 27 September 2011 Resolution Foundation hosted a ‘Financial Health’ breakfast at Labour Party Conference in partnership with Money Advice Trust to explore what can be done to improve the financial health of vulnerable people on low incomes. Gavin Kelly, Chief Executive of Resolution Foundation, opened and chaired the meeting pointing to the importance of financial health issue not … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Squeezed Britain: when will living standards rise again? Tuesday 20 September 2011 View Gavin Kelly’s presentation here. This event was held in partnership with Centre Forum. READ MORE
Living standards David Willetts MP launched new findings on social mobility Tuesday 6 September 2011 Introduced by Clive Cowdery (Chairman of the Resolution Foundation), the discussion focused on which factors contribute to how peoples’ earnings change during their working lives. Is it about gender, where you live, what education you receive or what kind of job you have? Our most recent work reveals the answers to some of these questions. … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Financial Health Forum: 15 June 2010 Wednesday 15 June 2011 The Financial Health Forum met on the 15th of June. The two subjects for in-depth discussion were the Consumer Financial Education Body (CFEB) and Money Guidance and the findings of new research by Policis into high cost credit and low income users. Chris Pond, the new FSA Senior Adviser to the CFEB, provided an update … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Growth without gain? Friday 27 May 2011 On 27 May the Resolution Foundation launched its first report to the Commission on Living Standards. Some of Britain’s leading economic thinkers came together to discuss whether the UK is moving into a new era of growth without gain for those on low to middle incomes. Chairing the event was Channel 4 News Economics Editor, Faisal … Continued READ MORE
Labour market Living Wage Roundtable Monday 9 May 2011 The Resolution Foundation hosted an expert roundtable in conjunction with IPPR to mark the beginning of our new joint project on the living wage – Making pay work: exploring the role of the living wage in improving living standards. The event included an outline of the project by Kayte Lawton (IPPR) & Matthew Whittaker (Resolution Foundation), … Continued READ MORE
Financial Health Forum meeting Tuesday 3 May 2011 The Financial Health Forum met for its 8th meeting this week. Attendees included experts in financial health within the financial services industry, government and the third sector. READ MORE
Housing Roundtable Discussion on Housing Friday 15 April 2011 The Resolution Foundation held a roundtable discussion, in partnership with the London Development Agency, to consider the role Local Authorities can play in supporting the housing needs of low-to-middle earners via build-to-let development. The Resolution Foundation recently published a briefing paper outlining the housing needs of low-to-middle earners and the possible contribution of institutional investment in the … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Seminar: The Future Financing of Childcare Tuesday 12 April 2011 As part of changes to the benefits system and the introduction of universal credit, the Government has announced that it is rethinking the way in which government provides support for childcare for working parents but has not yet settled on a financing mechanism. Options include: providing support for childcare through a voucher or discount system, … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Launch of the Resolution Foundation Commission on Living Standards Monday 28 February 2011 The Resolution Foundation Commission on Living Standards was launched on Monday 28 February in front of an audience of 200 leading thinkers, journalists, politicians and members of the public. The audience was addressed by Gavin Kelly, Clive Cowdery and Ed Miliband, who gave the keynote speech. READ MORE
Welfare Universal Credit Seminar Thursday 17 February 2011 The Welfare Reform Bill published on 17 February set out plans to replace the current system of means-tested benefits and tax credits for working-age adults with a single benefit from October 2013. The Universal Credit is designed to simplify the benefit system and strengthen financial incentives to work. However, there is likely to be a … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Social mobility Seminar Tuesday 1 February 2011 The question as to what has happened to social mobility in the UK over recent decades tends to generate more heat than light. To help clarify exactly what has happened to earnings mobility (and why) the Resolution Foundation has embarked on a major new programme of work. As part of this we hosted an expert … Continued READ MORE
Housing Institutional investment in the rental market to support the housing needs of people on low-to-middle incomes Monday 13 December 2010 On 13 December we hosted a roundtable, in partnership with Grainger, to explore whether and how institutional investment could support the housing needs of people on low-to-middle incomes. The roundtable event was attended by a range of stakeholders including institutions, housing associations, landlords, experts and government policy makers. Key barriers to institutional investment included: lower … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Low earners voting intentions in the General Election Thursday 1 April 2010 In the lead up to the general election we wanted to understand what issues motivate low earners to vote and for whom, especially as they make up a third of the electorate. To this end, the Foundation held low earner select committees in three marginal seats with a high proportion of low earners to explore … Continued READ MORE
Living standards The Northern Money Conference Monday 1 March 2010 Acting Director, Sophia Parker, sat on the panel at the Northern Money Conference; a financial inclusion conference focussed on meeting the financial needs of people on low and moderate incomes. READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: How to make cuts without wounding low earners Wednesday 7 October 2009 The fringe event addressed how to make cuts in the post-recession recovery without wounding low earners. The chair was Jenni Russell, the Guardian and the speakers were David Willetts MP, Clive Cowdrey, Resolution Foundation and Mike Emmerich, Manchester’s Commission for the New Economy. Clive Cowdrey set the scene for the discussion by explaining the origins … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: how to balance the book without wounding low earners Tuesday 29 September 2009 The fringe event, held on 29 September, addressed how to tackle the deficit without wounding low earners. The event was chaired by Kate Green, Child Poverty Action Group and the speakers were David Blunkett MP, Helen Goodman MP, Clive Cowdery, Resolution Foundation, Sonia Sodha, Demos and Jonathan Cox, London Citizens. Clive set the scene for … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: how to make cuts without wounding low earners Sunday 20 September 2009 The Resolution Foundation held a fringe event at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference to discuss how to make cuts without wounding low earners. Allegra Stratton, political correspondent for the Guardian, chaired the event and the speakers were Clive Cowdrey, Jonathan Fox, Jamie Bartlett and Jeremy Browne MP. Clive set the scene for the discussion by, … Continued READ MORE
