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January 16, 2020

New report finds more lower income households using consumer debt

Rising use of high-cost credit by low-income households leaves them too exposed to financial shocks, says the Resolution Foundation.
January 9, 2020

Stronger enforcement needed as minimum wage underpayment grows

Non-compliance has been increasing, with over one in four workers aged 25+ reportedly under-paid last year.
January 1, 2020

Slow growth poses risk to jobs in 2020, says Resolution Foundation

The Resoluton Foundation warns that much of the economic data points to a weakening of the jobs market in 2020.
December 9, 2019

Richest households 'enjoy the lion’s share of the UK’s big wealth boom'

Wealth inequality is almost twice as high as income inequality and, having fallen for most of the 20th Century, has increased over the past decade, says the Resolution Foundation.
November 29, 2019

Main parties already likely to break their new fiscal rules, says Resolution Foundation

Labour and the Conservatives are already likely to be on course to break their new fiscal rules announced less than a month ago, as a result of pledges made in and around their Manifestos, according to new research published by the Resolution Foundation.
November 13, 2019

Report finds record UK employment driven by households trying to combat income squeeze

Record employment levels are due to households needing to work more to make up for low earnings, says the Resolution Foundation.
November 12, 2019

New report finds higher housing costs have reduced incomes and increased inequality

Higher housing costs have reduced incomes and increased inequality as the poorest families have borne the brunt of Britain’s 40-year housing crisis, the Resolution Foundation warns in a new report.
October 24, 2019

Report highlights Universal Credit young parents penalty

With child poverty rates on course to reach their highest level since records began 60 years ago, the government needs to strengthen the social security safety net for young adults, says the Resolution Foundation.
October 21, 2019

Social security safety net still being eroded, says Resolution Foundation

Children born between 2016 and 2020 face the joint-highest rates of early years poverty since records began 60 years ago, says the Resolution Foundation.
September 17, 2019

Resolution Foundation reveals extent of unlawful working practises across UK

Around one in twenty workers report not receiving any holiday entitlement, while around one in ten do not receive a payslip, according to new analysis published by the Resolution Foundation.