New Economics Foundation

Blog Sunak’s spring statement will reflect his priorities, not our ability to pay This is an opportunity for government to show that it cares about promoting peace, improving living standards and tackling climate change By Dominic Caddick 18 March 2022...

Blog 23.4 million people unable to afford the cost of living this spring Nearly half of all children will be living in families that have to make sacrifices on essentials By Dominic Caddick, Sam Tims, Alfie Stirling 14 March 2022...

Blog Government measures fail to protect poorest from energy price surge Poorest 10% of families in the UK set to be £420 a year worse off this spring By Dominic Caddick, Chaitanya Kumar, Alfie Stirling 09 March 2022...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: tackling the cost of living crisis Ayeisha is joined by Alfie Stirling and Sabine Goodwin By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 07 March 2022 2022 has been dubbed the ​‘year of the squeeze’ by the Resolution Foundation. In April,...

Blog Best interest at heart The cost of public debt is lower than it's been for pretty much three centuries – not that you'd know it from the media coverage. By Frank van Lerven 25 February 2022 The latest government borrowing figures are out, and...

Blog Taking back affordable housing It's hard to get affordable housing built in the UK - but some local authorities are pushing back. By Simon Hill 22 February 2022 There is an affordable housing crisis in England: asking prices for homes rose a...

Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Tackling the energy crisis Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Dr Joseph Baines and Abby Jitendra 21 February 2022 Families are bracing for less and less money to get by as energy bills rise this spring. In the fifth richest country in the world, pensioners are skipping...

Publications Universal quality social care Transforming adult social care in England By Sarah Bedford, Daniel Button 18 February 2022 Download the report...

Blog How private developers get out of building affordable housing Local authorities say how much affordable housing developers have to provide. So why isn't it getting built? By Simon Hill 08 February 2022 Last month analysis from Rightmove found...

Blog A Living Income and Great Homes Upgrade would solve the cost of living crisis No matter who we are, we should all be able to keep our homes warm in the winter. By Michael Pugh 03 February 2022 The UK is plunging into another crisis, this time...