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
Economy and public finances Reforming the Social Fund Wednesday 21 February 2007 The Resolution Foundation hosted a policy seminar at the House of Commons on 21 February 2007 to discuss options for reforming the Social Fund by attracting private investment to expand the provision of affordable loans under the scheme. Reflecting on discussions with a number of organisations since publishing his pamphlet in October 2006, David Blunkett … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Party Conference fringe events 2006 Friday 1 September 2006 The Foundation worked in partnership with Citizens Advice and the Smith Institute to co-host four fringe meetings at the 2006 party conferences. Don’t bank on it: can the financial inclusion agenda survive? In partnership with Citizens Advice With the issues of financial inclusion and financial capability currently the subject of considerable political attention, these events provide … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Seminar: pensions, retirement planning and advice needs Tuesday 6 June 2006 The Resolution Foundation held a seminar on 6 June 2006 to discuss pensions, retirement planning and advice needs in light of the publication of the Pensions White Paper. It also aimed to draw on experience in New Zealand, following an evaluation of the work of the Retirement Commission and its Sorted website commissioned by the Foundation from … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Engagement: closing the financial health gap Tuesday 7 February 2006 The Foundation held the conference Engagement: Closing The Financial advice Gap on 7th February 2006 to bring together representatives from government, the financial services industry and the voluntary and consumer sectors to move the debate forward on the financial ‘advice gap’. The conference sought to further understanding of the scale and impact of this problem, to share … Continued READ MORE
Living standards Financial ill health: is there a cure? Sunday 25 September 2005 AXA and the Resolution Foundation held a joint breakfast meeting at the Labour Party Conference to discuss the development of generic financial advice (GFA) and the wider financial capability agenda. Describing her work on financial capability and financial exclusion as a key priority, Kitty outlined the Government’s key initiatives in this area: the extension of … Continued READ MORE
