Analysis and action on living standards
Our election briefings provide clarity on the recent changes and upcoming challenges the new Government faces on public spending, economic conditions, welfare support, and more.
Read the final report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry now to learn how the toxic combination of slow growth and high inequality strained the living standards of low- and middle-income Britain, well before the cost of living crisis struck. It is time to embark on a new path. The Final Report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry sets out what such a path – a serious attempt to end Britain’s relative decline – looks like.
The Resolution Foundation is an independent think-tank focused on improving living standards for those on low-to-middle incomes. We work across a wide range of economic and social policy, combining our core purpose with a commitment to analytical rigour.
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 and policy assumptions inherited by the new Government.
Over the last decade, the number of under-16s in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) in England and Wales has doubled, reaching 682,000 in 2023, equivalent to one-in-sixteen children.
The Resolution Foundation calculates the real Living Wage – a voluntary hourly pay rate that is based on what families need to get by. The current national rate is:
Resolution Ventures exists to back innovative start-ups seeking to change the world of work for the better and early-stage ventures seeking to improve the prospects of low-to-middle income Britain.
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