New Economics Foundation

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...

Blog An alternative vision of genuine social security for all Instead of ‘cracking down’ on claimants, goverment should move everyone onto universal credit By Tom Pollard 03 February 2022 Last week, the government announced that it would be...

Blog My family rents a damp, cold flat. Government plans to level up housing won’t help me. It's good that Michael Gove is thinking about private renters, but without investment his plans are just hot air. By Heather Kennedy 02 February 2022 Ever...

Blog How can local people take action on things that matter to them? Building collective control and capacity for action By Tiffany Lam 02 February 2022 How can local people build control and take action on things that matter to them? Our research...

Publications Closing the divide How to really level up the UK By Miatta Fahnbulleh, Emmet Kiberd, Andrew Pendleton 02 February 2022 Download the report...

Blog What if everyone was on universal credit? Everyone should have a decent standard of living in one of the world's richest countries. Here's how we make it happen. By Dominic Caddick 28 January 2022 One in five people in the UK – just under 15...