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Material living standards are the result of labour market outcomes, taxes, benefits, housing and more. Bringing all of these together, we track past, present and projected changes in incomes to assess how the economy is really working for households. We look especially at low-to-middle-income families, and at the various inequalities in modern Britain. As part of this we publish an annual Living Standards Outlook, and a Living Standard Audit.

Contacts

Adam Corlett

Principal Economist
T: 020 3372 2983
E: adam.corlett@resolutionfoundation.org

Lalitha Try

Economist
T: 0203 372 2906
E: lalitha.try@resolutionfoundation.org
Events

Unsung Britain

Understanding the stresses and strains of low-to-middle income families across the country

Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. There are around 13 million low-to-middle income families across Britain today. This diverse group of families…
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Living standards in later life

Are auto-enrolled workers saving enough for their retirement?

One of the key goals of the Pensions Commission, published almost two decades ago, was to reform pension saving so that more people were encouraged to save enough for a…
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Publications

The Living Standards Outlook 2024

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This is our sixth annual Living Standards Outlook. It provides an assessment of incomes, poverty and inequality as things stand in 2024-25, and projections up to 2029-30 using economic forecasts…
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A brighter shade of grey?

The current outlook for living standards

Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. The last Parliament was truly awful for growth in household living standards. The combination of the…
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Hard times

Assessing household incomes since 2010

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This briefing note is part of the Resolution Foundation’s ‘Need to Know Election 2024’ series and examines how income growth, poverty and inequality have changed over the last Parliament and…
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Old age tendencies

The impact of tax and benefit changes on intergenerational fairness ahead of the 2024 general election

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In this Spotlight we look at the impact of spending, tax and benefit decisions taken since 2010 through the lens of intergenerational fairness. What stands out in this context is…
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Events

Inflation scarring

How has the cost-of-living crisis changed Britain?

Economies around the world exited the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, and jumped straight into the biggest inflation surge for four decades, with a cost-of-living crisis accelerated by Russia’s invasion of…
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Powering Britain

Can we decarbonise electricity without disadvantaging poorer families?

The UK’s transition towards a net zero economy requires a complete overhaul of our power sector. We don’t just need electricity generation that has been decarbonised, but a huge amount…
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