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A plan to ensure energy is affordable for all

Letter: Dr Alex Chapman calls for a government-funded price cap on an essential block of electricity and gas, in response to an article by Nils Pratley

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21

Low-cost loans for solar panels could save households hundreds on bills – thinktanks

New Economics Foundation and Finance Innovation Lab suggest loan scheme backed by Bank of England could benefit up to 8m homes

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7

Economists dismiss Tory push to scrap inheritance tax

Senior economist Paul Johnson said the ‘genuinely unfair’ tax, which is ‘absurdly easy to avoid’ for the super rich, should be reformed.

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Cost of living crisis: Stop the Squeeze calls for wealthiest to ‘pay proper share’ of tax

Coalition of 40-plus charities and groups launches amid fears of spending cuts to plug public finances

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022

Rookie nurses can't afford clothes or food as they suffer £3,800 pay cut in 15 years

Research has revealed newly-qualified nurses will struggle to pay for clothes or food from April after suffering a £3,800 real terms pay cut over the past 15 years

Daily Mirror · Oct 23, 2022

Ditch price cap for ‘free basic energy’ plan to help poorest, report says

New Economics Foundation sets out proposals for government to pay for gas and electricity use up to a limit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2022

'Three quarters of households will see cost of living rise quicker than incomes'

The prediction for later this year comes from the New Economics Foundation think tank, which has made a series of recommendations to help families

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022

Economists blast Boris Johnson for 'suppressing' Brits' wages as inflation soars

Economists from a host of universities and think tanks have written to the Prime Minister dismissing his claims over pay hikes fuelling inflation

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Nearly half of kids in families 'struggling to afford food and clothes' by April

A new report by the New Economics Foundation underlines the devastating impact the looming cost of living crisis will have on youngsters

Daily Mirror · Mar 14, 2022

Unless Whitehall devolves its powers, ‘levelling up’ is doomed to fail

So-called missions to improve people’s lot nationwide require local knowledge and local powers to be fulfilled, says Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022