Comment Unsung Britain: working harder, getting nowhere How recent decades have squeezed the households who can least afford it 10 February 2026 by Mike Brewer Britain is not a country at ease. Over the past 18 months, in conversations we’ve had with over a hundred squeezed workers, carers and others in places from Warrington to… Continue Reading
Publications Living Standards Outlook 2026 by Alex Clegg and Louise Murphy and James Smith We present a living standards outlook for non-pensioner families, highlighting strong income growth over 2026-27, driven by benefit changes, but a weak longer-term outlook. It argues that a coherent strategy… Continue Reading
Events Net zero farming How can we kick-start the net zero transition in farming without making the cost of living crisis worse? Tuesday 3 February 2026 The UK has made good progress towards net zero in recent decades. But the agriculture sector stands out as having made barely any progress. To meet our legally-binding climate targets,… Continue Reading
Publications Hot take What to make of the Government’s Warm Homes Plan 22 January 2026 by Zachary Leather and Jonathan Marshall January 2026 saw the eventual release of the Warm Homes Plan. However, the Plan will not benefit all households in need. This Spotlight reveals that a reliance on financial transactions… Continue Reading
Publications New Year Outlook 2026 Early and encouraging signs of a mild zombie apocalypse 5 January 2026 by Ruth Curtice and Greg Thwaites What a difference a year doesn’t make. This time last year the Government had just announced huge tax rises, having previously said they weren’t coming; trade wonks were wondering what… Continue Reading
Events Growing pains? What’s in store for UK politics, economics and living standards in 2026 Thursday 8 January 2026 2025 was a bumper year for growth – in political and economic upheaval rather than GDP. Local elections accelerated Britain’s move from a two to five party system, while economists… Continue Reading
Publications Catching up? Benefit uprating policy for April 2026 22 October 2025 by Lalitha Try September’s inflation data shows that the annual rate of CPI inflation was 3.8 per cent, the same rate it was in August 2025, but more than twice its September 2024… Continue Reading
Publications The Resolution Foundation at 20 Two decades of analysis, policy and change 18 September 2025 by Ruth Curtice In this anniversary review, we look back at how living standards have evolved since the Foundation was set up, indulge in a little nostalgia regarding the first two decades of… Continue Reading
