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Living standards face a perfect storm

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Living standards face a perfect storm

2.5 million households will be hit by both universal credit cuts and national insurance increases

Sarah Arnold

16 September 2021

Not out of the woods yet

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Not out of the woods yet

Why it's still too soon for the furlough end game

Alex Chapman

02 August 2021

The road to recovery

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The road to recovery

The pandemic didn’t create inequality in the UK – it only made it worse. But what happens next isn't inevitable.

Lydia Prieg

14 July 2021

Living Income campaign and website launched

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Living Income campaign and website launched

Website, report and event kick off campaign to transform social security in the UK

Clifford Singer

17 June 2021

Survey: Tell us how Covid-19 has affected your income

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Survey: Tell us how Covid-19 has affected your income

Take our three-minute survey – and then share it with family and friends.

12 April 2021

Making the most of furlough

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Making the most of furlough

With 850,000 jobs still at risk by the end of summer, furlough can play a transformational role in training and education beyond September

Alex Chapman, Chaitanya Kumar, Alfie Stirling

05 April 2021

Some jobs won’t come back

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Some jobs won’t come back

Over the last year, half a million people have lost jobs that will never return. Rishi Sunak has a chance to support them

Alex Chapman, Chaitanya Kumar, Alfie Stirling

01 March 2021

Millions facing an income crisis across the country

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Millions facing an income crisis across the country

A third of the UK population is expected to fall into hardship by May

Sarah Arnold, Lukasz Krebel

01 March 2021

How our benefits system was hollowed out over 10 years

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How our benefits system was hollowed out over 10 years

If we’d stuck with the social security we had a decade ago, 1.5 million fewer people would be living in poverty

Sarah Arnold, Dominic Caddick, Lukasz Krebel

20 February 2021

Five ways to make sure everyone can afford to isolate safely

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Five ways to make sure everyone can afford to isolate safely

The government’s failure to support people to isolate threatens our public health

Lydia Prieg

29 January 2021

Falling through the cracks

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Falling through the cracks

New NEF analysis shows the social security system is at breaking point this winter, with millions more people struggling for a decent standard of living.

Sarah Arnold, Alex Chapman, Lukasz Krebel, Alfie Stirling

30 November 2020

Target tax cuts at poorest families

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Target tax cuts at poorest families

Changes to Universal Credit could lift 500,000 out of poverty.

Lukasz Krebel, Alfie Stirling, Sarah Arnold

13 October 2020

Only a minimum income can ensure support for everyone

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Only a minimum income can ensure support for everyone

The government support schemes designed to help those impacted by the economic shutdown are not available to millions who need them

Alfie Stirling, Sarah Arnold, Lukasz Krebel

11 May 2020

Millions slipping through the cracks

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Millions slipping through the cracks

Up to 5.6 million UK workers at risk of losing their jobs and might not be able to use the government’s income protection schemes

Lukasz Krebel, Christian Jaccarini, Alfie Stirling

11 April 2020

A safety net for all

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A safety net for all

The Minimum Income Guarantee would make sure no one falls through the gaps in our social security system.

Sarah Arnold

03 April 2020

Imagining a new social contract

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Imagining a new social contract

Our public services and social security safety net are in tatters. Here's how to rebuild them.

Andrew Pendleton

22 May 2019

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