Analysis and action on living standards
The sixth Intergenerational Audit for the UK, produced as part of the ESRC-funded Connecting Generations research programme, evaluates the economic importance of intergenerational exchanges including housing assistance, childcare and other unpaid care, and financial aid such as gifts and inheritances.
The Government is soon to release its ‘Get Britain Working’ White Paper, which is expected to repeat the Government’s ambition to reach an 80 per cent employment rate. But this goal only highlights the fact that we currently do not know what the UK’s employment rate actually is, due to problems with the Labour Force Survey (LFS). This issue has been ongoing for some time, with broad implications for UK economic policy making. Using other data sources, we present an alternative time series for the employment rate which suggests that the true rate is likely materially higher than that recorded in the current LFS data.
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 areas, combining our core purpose with a commitment to analytical rigour.
This report marks the launch of Unsung Britain, a one-year research programme designed to understand the economic circumstances of today’s low-to-middle income families and how these have changed in recent decades, with support from JPMorganChase.
This report highlights the gaps for Government support for childcare in England and outlines a policy solution to smooth over the disjointed elements in national childcare provision.
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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Evaluating the economic importance of intergenerational exchanges including housing assistance, childcare and other unpaid care, and financial aid.
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