Publications Home economics How to put England’s broken housing taxes on firmer foundations 24 September 2026 by Hannah Aldridge and Mike Brewer and Matthew Cavanagh England’s housing taxes are a mess: Council Tax still rests on 1991 valuations, and Stamp Duty gums up the market. This briefing note shows who loses out, and sets out… Continue Reading
Publications Saving private renters Why the Government should unfreeze Local Housing Allowance 19 September 2026 by Hannah Aldridge and Mike Brewer and Stephen Hunsaker and Lindsay Judge Local Housing Allowance (LHA), which caps how much support is provided through the social security system to low-income private renters, was last relinked to the 30th percentile of rents in… Continue Reading
Events Britain’s big repair job Fixing our broken taxes on housing Thursday 24 September 2026 The UK’s raises more from residential property taxation than other advanced economies. But the problem is that our two main taxes on housing – Council Tax and Stamp Duty –… Continue Reading
Publications Policy Landscape 2026 8 September 2026 by Anand Menon and Ruth Curtice A new Prime Minister, but a familiar, albeit growing, list of policy challenges. As Andy Burnham confronts the reality of governing, the Resolution Foundation and UK in a Changing Europe… Continue Reading
Publications Measuring household income Explaining the differences between RHDI and HBAI 31 July 2026 by Amber Younis-Wood Living standards is one of the hottest political issues in the UK today. But when it comes to measuring household incomes, the choice of metric matters. Continue Reading
Publications Housing Outlook Q3 2026 24 July 2026 by Hannah Aldridge Britain’s new Prime Minister has put “council housing” at the heart of his programme for government. [1] The case for building more affordable homes is strong: near-record numbers of families… Continue Reading
Comment Whether or not football ‘comes home’, the Zoomers never left What is happening to the living standards of Gen Z? 3 July 2026 by Parth Pandya and Lalitha Try This was first published on our Substack. Football isn’t really our thing, but recently, people have been telling us it’s coming home. However, being in our mid-to-late 20s, we do… Continue Reading
Publications Housing Outlook Q2 2026 23 May 2026 by Hannah Aldridge Welcome to our latest Housing Outlook, launching a Resolution Foundation research programme on the future of the private rented sector (PRS). The PRS has more than doubled in size since… Continue Reading