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People on universal credit losing £1 in every £13 of basic payment due to automatic DWP debt deductions

50% of people on universal credit have money deducted from payments to repay debts and correct HMRC errors

03 June 2024

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In the news, May 2024

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

31 May 2024

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Civil society groups call on ECB to be bolder on climate commitments

ECB should use monetary policy to fight the climate and nature crisis, say NGOs, ahead of the ECB’s Ireland retreat

21 May 2024

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Demand for business flights falls almost a third as economy moves away from corporate air travel

Analysis of latest data casts further doubt over air industry’s claim that more flying boosts the economy

20 May 2024

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More than 4 in 10 council homes sold under right to buy now owned by private landlords

Over 100,000 ex-social homes have been lost to the private sector since 2015

10 May 2024

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In the news, April 2024

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

30 April 2024

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Voters twice as likely to trust local politicians to improve their area, polling shows

Ahead of local elections, new polling reveals more than a third of people think local government should be given more power to solve issues in their areas

25 April 2024

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New Economics Foundation appoints Adam Sharples CB as new chair of trustees

Adam Sharples is a former civil service Director General who worked in the Treasury and Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)

22 April 2024

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In the news, March 2024

Media coverage of the New Economics Foundation

31 March 2024

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Why a National Skilling Wage is the route to net zero

Danny Sriskandarajah writes for the New Statesman

Danny Sriskandarajah

28 March 2024

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Biodiversity offsets won't save British wildlife

Christian Jaccarini writes for BusinessGreen

Christian Jaccarini

27 March 2024

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Child poverty rises six times faster in most deprived areas compared to the richest

NEF analysis of new DWP stats show that child poverty in the poorest areas has increased by 8 percentage points since 2014/15

21 March 2024

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NEF responds to MPs’ report on benefit levels in the UK

New Economics Foundation gave evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee inquiry into benefit levels last year

21 March 2024

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Employers spending a fifth less on employee training than a decade ago

Analysis raises questions about how the UK will turn around stagnant productivity and meet its climate commitments

19 March 2024

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Poorest receive just 3% of chancellor’s spring budget tax giveaways

Richest 20% of households will receive 13 times more than poorest from measures announced today

06 March 2024

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Chancellor’s giveaway to the richest will leave us all paying the price

The New Economics Foundation responds to today's spring budget

06 March 2024

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Chancellor's tax cut plans at odds with economic needs: a call for investment over austerity

Danny Sriskandarajah writes for LBC

Danny Sriskandarajah

05 March 2024

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National insurance cut would benefit richest households by 12 times more than poorest

Proposed tax cut would cost £4.8 billion with £2bn going to the richest households, while the poorest receive just £160 million 

04 March 2024

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