Living standards Launch of the Resolution Foundation Commission on Living Standards Monday 28 February 2011 The Resolution Foundation Commission on Living Standards was launched on Monday 28 February in front of an audience of 200 leading thinkers, journalists, politicians and members of the public. The audience was addressed by Gavin Kelly, Clive Cowdery and Ed Miliband, who gave the keynote speech. READ MORE
Welfare Universal Credit Seminar Thursday 17 February 2011 The Welfare Reform Bill published on 17 February set out plans to replace the current system of means-tested benefits and tax credits for working-age adults with a single benefit from October 2013. The Universal Credit is designed to simplify the benefit system and strengthen financial incentives to work. However, there is likely to be a … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Social mobility Seminar Tuesday 1 February 2011 The question as to what has happened to social mobility in the UK over recent decades tends to generate more heat than light. To help clarify exactly what has happened to earnings mobility (and why) the Resolution Foundation has embarked on a major new programme of work. As part of this we hosted an expert … Continued READ MORE
Housing Institutional investment in the rental market to support the housing needs of people on low-to-middle incomes Monday 13 December 2010 On 13 December we hosted a roundtable, in partnership with Grainger, to explore whether and how institutional investment could support the housing needs of people on low-to-middle incomes. The roundtable event was attended by a range of stakeholders including institutions, housing associations, landlords, experts and government policy makers. Key barriers to institutional investment included: lower … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Low earners voting intentions in the General Election Thursday 1 April 2010 In the lead up to the general election we wanted to understand what issues motivate low earners to vote and for whom, especially as they make up a third of the electorate. To this end, the Foundation held low earner select committees in three marginal seats with a high proportion of low earners to explore … Continued READ MORE
Living standards The Northern Money Conference Monday 1 March 2010 Acting Director, Sophia Parker, sat on the panel at the Northern Money Conference; a financial inclusion conference focussed on meeting the financial needs of people on low and moderate incomes. READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: How to make cuts without wounding low earners Wednesday 7 October 2009 The fringe event addressed how to make cuts in the post-recession recovery without wounding low earners. The chair was Jenni Russell, the Guardian and the speakers were David Willetts MP, Clive Cowdrey, Resolution Foundation and Mike Emmerich, Manchester’s Commission for the New Economy. Clive Cowdrey set the scene for the discussion by explaining the origins … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: how to balance the book without wounding low earners Tuesday 29 September 2009 The fringe event, held on 29 September, addressed how to tackle the deficit without wounding low earners. The event was chaired by Kate Green, Child Poverty Action Group and the speakers were David Blunkett MP, Helen Goodman MP, Clive Cowdery, Resolution Foundation, Sonia Sodha, Demos and Jonathan Cox, London Citizens. Clive set the scene for … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Lean Government: how to make cuts without wounding low earners Sunday 20 September 2009 The Resolution Foundation held a fringe event at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference to discuss how to make cuts without wounding low earners. Allegra Stratton, political correspondent for the Guardian, chaired the event and the speakers were Clive Cowdrey, Jonathan Fox, Jamie Bartlett and Jeremy Browne MP. Clive set the scene for the discussion by, … Continued READ MORE
Low earners in the recession: household finances roundtable Tuesday 8 September 2009 The seminar examined the challenges that the recession presents to low earners in relation to their household finances and discussed the opportunities for how these challenges might be minimised and overcome. The role that government, private, public and third sector service organisations can and should be playing was considered and participants explored ways low earners … Continued READ MORE
Labour market Low earners in the recession: work and skills roundtable Thursday 3 September 2009 This seminar was one of three expert seminars held by the Foundation in September as part of its new programme of work on low earners through the recession and recovery. This seminar addressed the problems faced by low earners in the areas of work and skills in the recession and discussed the opportunities for how … Continued READ MORE
Economy and public finances Breakfast launch event: low earners through recession and recovery Tuesday 30 June 2009 The Foundation launched a major new project examining the impact of the recession and recovery on low earners. It followed the recent publication of Squeezed: the Low Earners Audit which details the challenges being faced by low earners. At the event, chaired by David Freud, Shadow Minister for Welfare Reform, the Foundation set out the key findings … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Resolution Foundation Annual Conference 2009 Tuesday 31 March 2009 This year the Foundation’s Annual Conference stretched to a full day to accommodate an exciting line up of discussion and speakers. The theme of the morning session was Care and an Ageing Society, with Stephen O’Brien MP, Norman Lamb MP and Barbara Keeley MP speaking. The afternoon session focused on the successful progress that Money … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Parliamentary Reception: launch of A New Social Care Architecture Monday 8 December 2008 We launched our report Navigating the Way: the future care and well being of older people in the House of Commons on 8 December 2008. Speakers included Phil Hope MP, the Care Services Minister and Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson. The report sets out a vision for the care and support of older people and … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Redesigning Social Care Expert Groups I and II Wednesday 1 October 2008 As part of the Foundation’s programme of work on redesigning social care for older people, the Foundation invited five groups of experts, each with their own specialist perspectives on care, to come together to discuss the vision and architecture for a future care system in July 2008. Each group was tasked with designing a new … Continued READ MORE
Housing Low earners in the recession: housing and recession roundtable Wednesday 10 September 2008 The seminar was part of a series on issues relating to housing, work and skills and household finances. It considered the impact of the recession on low earners and what more needs to change to protect them both now and going into recovery. The speakers were Yolande Barnes, Savills, who presented How is the housing market … Continued READ MORE
Welfare The Care Crunch: how do we create a brighter future for older people? Monday 1 September 2008 The Resolution Foundation held fringe events at all three Party Conferences on The Care Crunch – how do we create a brighter future for older people. With the credit crunch dominating the media this event sought to highlight the pressure on public finances and family budgets faced by rising care needs in an ageing society. This … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Financial health meetings: drowning not waving? Monday 1 September 2008 The Resolution Foundation and the Money Advice Trust held joint events at the Labour and Conservative Party conferences on the theme of financial health. The aim of the meetings was to discuss how we might build on current financial inclusion and capability agendas to make people more resilient and to explore what support people need … Continued READ MORE
Living standards· Welfare Resolution Foundation Annual Conference 2008 Tuesday 29 April 2008 Nick Clegg MP, David Willets MP, and Julie Jones, Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, joined the Resolution Foundation and nearly 100 stakeholders to discuss the issue of “Mapping future care”. The aim of the conference was to launch the Foundation’s new report A to Z: mapping long-term care market, with a presentation … Continued READ MORE
Welfare Resolution Foundation seminar: launch of Lost: low earners and the elderly care market Tuesday 19 February 2008 The Resolution Foundation held a seminar on Tuesday 19th February 2008 to launch their new report Lost: low earners and the elderly care market. The purpose of the seminar was to facilitate discussion on the Foundation’s research findings and to discuss its future work programme with key stakeholders. The seminar was chaired by Sue Regan, … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Seminar: launch of comparison websites research report to stakeholders Thursday 11 October 2007 The Resolution Foundation held a seminar on Thursday 11th October 2007 to launch the Foundation’s new report Compare & Contrast: How the UK Comparison Website Market is serving Financial Consumers. The purpose of the seminar was to facilitate discussion on the Foundation’s research findings and to discuss its proposal for a new voluntary code of practice … Continued READ MORE
Influencing financial behaviour and the role of generic financial advice Friday 29 June 2007 The Resolution Foundation held a seminar on Friday 29 June 2007 to discuss the role of Generic Financial Advice (GFA) in influencing financial behaviour. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss this issue in the context of the Thoresen Review of Generic Financial Advice. The seminar was chaired by Sue Regan, Chief Executive of the … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Generic financial advice and personal accounts Wednesday 23 May 2007 The Resolution Foundation held a seminar on Wednesday 23 May 2007 to discuss generic financial advice and personal accounts. With the Pensions Bill in the House of Lords and the Thoresen Review underway, its purpose was to discuss a framework of ‘advice protocols’ on which the generic financial advice that should accompany personal accounts could … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Resolution Foundation Annual Conference 2007 Wednesday 14 March 2007 The Resolution Foundation held its Annual Conference on 14th March 2007 to discuss key issues in developing a national approach to generic financial advice. It followed the establishment of the Thoresen Review of Generic Financial Advice which will carry out an independent feasibility study on this issue over the coming months. READ MORE
Living standards Personal accounts and generic advice Thursday 1 March 2007 The Resolution Foundation hosted an expert policy workshop to discuss what form generic advice might take in the context of personal accounts and began to develop some “advice protocols” for delivery and content. The following areas were addressed: How personalised could and should generic advice be in the context of personal accounts? Presentation: how … Continued READ MORE
