Worrying global developments loom over the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) outlook. Borrowing is up by £11 billion a year on average (prior to the Chancellor’s policy announcements) entirely ...

Today (Monday) the Resolution Foundation has announced that Louise Hellem has been appointed as its new Deputy Chief Executive and will start on 5 th January 2027.

The average shortfall between Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates and the 30 th percentile rent level has now reached an all-time high of 23.3 per cent – equivalent to a £170 a month ‘affordability ...

The share of workers in low pay failed to fall the first time in 15 years, and in fact rose slightly on last year, the Resolution Foundation said today (Thursday) in response to the ONS Annual Survey ...

Over the last decade, Britain’s welfare system has malfunctioned. In May 2026, there were 8.4 million people in families receiving Universal Credit (UC); 5.2 million of these were out of work (in ...

The UK’s relatively strong economic performance this year may finally be starting to feed through into the labour market, with payrolled employment and private sector wage strengthening over the ...

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No two labour markets are alike. But in recent years the UK and the US have rhymed. Both have seen decent pay growth for the lowest earners, though by different routes: a rising minimum wage in the UK ...

This briefing note takes stock of five years of successive cost of living crises, examining how the surge in prices since 2021 has hit household incomes, finances and living standards across the ...

This report examines how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales should be reformed to better meet its aim: to contribute to additional costs of disability to enable disabled people ...

Disability support and especially Personal Independence Payments (PIP) is failing on two grounds – spiralling costs are putting pressure on the public finances and those that need the benefit have ...

This week, we got a step closer to the end of the triple lock – the State Pension should keep pace with earnings growth, but good riddance to the ratchet! Keep an eye out for fresh analysis from us ...