The Latest Breaking News from The Resolution Foundation

Single people with long-term disability that stops them working will be much poorer after rollout, Resolution Foundation says

Rent rises are set to grow by a further 13 per cent despite having increased at the fastest rate recorded in the past two years

Britain's housing stock offers the poorest value for money among advanced nations, according to a study published Monday warning that the crisis-hit sector will loom large over this year's election.

Resolution Foundation points to legacy of Covid as it warns that near-record 2.7m people are too ill to work

After a series of bruising setbacks, the Prime Minister can finally point to some positive news: inflation is falling again. The drop, from four per cent to 3.4 per cent, not only beat City expectations but means that over the past 12 months inflation has fallen at the fastest pace…

A wild west labour market and millions of people on NHS waiting lists are responsible for the ballooning benefits bill, not idleness

Labour says chancellor’s ambition to eventually abolish NI would cost £46bn a year, and party questions how move would be paid for

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as economist warns OBR productivity forecasts are much too optimistic

Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29