Events A new era? Wealth and savings policy in the decade ahead Monday 9 September 2024 Register to attend in person or to receive access link for online viewers. Britain’s economy has been reshaped by 16 years of weak growth and stagnating incomes, and by a… Continue Reading
Publications Wealth check What the new Government needs to know about household wealth as it navigates the challenges ahead 28 July 2024 by Simon Pittaway British household wealth has been on a rollercoaster ride in recent years. In Q1 2024, it was estimated to be worth more than six times GDP (630 per cent), more… Continue Reading
Publications Ineffective Savings Accounts 6 April 2024 by Molly Broome Today marks the beginning of a new ISA (Individual Savings Account) year with savers able to squirrel away up to £20,000 over the next year, with the returns being completely… Continue Reading
Publications In too deep? The impact of the cost of living crisis on household debt 29 February 2024 by Felicia Odamtten and Simon Pittaway Hard economic times and rising interest rates have brought a renewed focus on household debt in recent years, with concerns that more and more families could find themselves overwhelmed by… Continue Reading
Publications Precautionary tales Tackling the problem of low saving among UK households 12 February 2024 by Molly Broome and Ian Mulheirn and Simon Pittaway Families in Britain are confronted with what can be termed a ‘triple savings challenge’. This encompasses a lack of accessible ‘rainy day’ savings to cushion small cashflow shocks, inadequate precautionary… Continue Reading
Publications An intergenerational audit for the UK 2023 13 November 2023 by Molly Broome and Adam Corlett and Sophie Hale and Charlie McCurdy and Cara Pacitti Five years ago, our Intergenerational Commission set out the numerous threats to the UK’s promise of intergenerational progress. More recently, the spotlight has once again fallen on this issue, but… Continue Reading
Events The wealth of a nation What the changing size and shape of household wealth means for Scotland Monday 30 October 2023 This event was in Edinburgh. Record low interest rates over the past 30 years led to a wealth boom, with Scottish households seeing wealth rise by £700 billion since the… Continue Reading
Publications Peaked Interest? What higher interest rates mean for the size and distribution of Britain's household wealth 17 July 2023 by Molly Broome and Ian Mulheirn and Simon Pittaway Over the past four decades, the total value of wealth owned by UK households has been on a seemingly-relentless upward path: rising from around three-times GDP in the mid 1980s… Continue Reading
