Living standards· Incomes· Inequality & poverty Squeezed Britain: low-to-middle earners audit 2010 25 November 2010 Matthew Whittaker At the heart of the Foundation’s mission is the identification and analysis of challenges faced by households that find it difficult to flourish in the market economy, while consistently falling on the wrong side of eligibility for state support. Squeezed Britain represents our annual in-depth study of these issues. Original analyses of a number of large-scale surveys are supplemented with qualitative research and literature reviews to produce a detailed consideration of the condition and experiences of this group of low-to-middle earners.