Labour market· Low pay· Pay Low earners snapshot for new and returning MPs 24 May 2010 by Cara Brown This briefing gives a snapshot of low earners in the UK. It was sent to new and returning MPs in constituencies with a high proportion of low income households. READ MORE
Welfare Submission: the Energy and Climate Change Committee publish report on ‘fuel poverty’ 30 March 2010 by Cara Brown This memorandum to the House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Committee on fuel poverty focuses on the definition of households in fuel poverty commonly used: we make the case that more attention needs to be given to low earners with respect to fuel poverty. READ MORE
Social care The care crunch 2 September 2008 by Cara Brown The Foundation’s briefing on Redesigning the Architecture of Social Care outlines the components of our current research program and details the key themes which emerged from our Expert Groups. READ MORE
Wealth & assets Financial capability 1 November 2007 by Cara Brown This briefing, published in partnership with Transact, explains financial capability and outlines key developments and key policy themes in this area. READ MORE
Wealth & assets Financial exclusion 1 November 2007 by Cara Brown This briefing, published in partnership with Transact, defines ‘financial exclusion,’ explains the costs of financial exclusion and sets out the key developments and policy themes in this area in the last decade. READ MORE