This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores how to incentivise employers to create more opportunities for disabled workers. Improving employment outcomes for disabled people is essential not just for raising living standards across Britain, but for supporting economic growth, reducing inactivity due to ill health, and curbing health-related benefit spending. While policy...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation explores how disabilities and caring responsibilities impact the lives of lower-income Britain. Disability disproportionately affects the poorer half of Britain. But to fully understand the impact on families, we need to consider not only those directly affected but also the friends and family members who may...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines the Government’s employment reforms. The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) currently making its way through parliament is a big deal for low-paid workers, who stand to gain the most from its changes. But it’s also a big deal for the country, with the row between business...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation. This week marks an important moment for this Government’s welfare reform plans: as Parliament prepares to vote on major legislation to make cuts to PIP and UC-Health, the consultation on longer-term changes to the benefits system, set out...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation looks at how incomes have fared over the decade so far and what may lie ahead. This is our seventh annual Living Standards Outlook. It looks at how incomes have fared over the decade so far and what may lie ahead given current economic forecasts and...

This report from UK think tank Resolution Foundation looks at how to reform electricity pricing for a cleaner and cheaper energy system. This report examines how Britain’s electricity system must transform to achieve net zero emissions while keeping energy affordable for households. It provides a comprehensive assessment of the reforms needed to move from a...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation examines the role of place in driving regional pay inequalities. Pay varies dramatically across England. In 2024, average weekly wages range from £610 in Liskeard to £1,130 in London. Is this because high‑earning areas attract inherently higher‑earning people, or because the jobs located there pay more...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation puts the 2025 Spending Review into context. June 11th saw the Chancellor reveal the results of the first ‘zero-based’ review since 2008, the first stand-alone Spending Review since 2019, and the first three-year plan since 2021. It was the Government’s chance to say what its priorities...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation reviews the Household Support Fund and recommends how a longer-term scheme could be improved. At the upcoming Spending Review, the Government has a chance to deliver a long-term settlement for the Household Support Fund, the largest form of discretionary crisis support in England. Conceived of as...

This report from UK think tank the Resolution Foundation assesses the impact of the Spring 2025 disability and incapacity benefit reforms on employment. In March, the Government released its Pathways to Work Green Paper, setting out a package of welfare reforms that amounted to a net reduction in spending of £4.8 billion in 2029-30. On...