Tag Archives: living standards

Families £891 worse off from April, new figures show

By James Bloodworth | Published: March 30, 2013

Families will be an average of £891 worse off from next week because of tax rises and cuts to tax credits and benefits introduced since 2010, according to new figures.

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December’s economic update

By Tony Dolphin | Published: January 8, 2013

Tony Dolphin is the chief economist at the IPPR and a regular contributor to The Guardian and New Statesman. During the autumn statement last month, George Osborne claimed that the UK economy was slowly on the mend; however, the latest data indicates the opposite may be true, despite the economic expansion in the third quarter (Q3) of 2012. It is looking [...]

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Food and fuel prices will be key to inflation in the year ahead

By James Plunkett | Published: January 17, 2012

Today’s inflation statistics presage what will be one of the few positive economic stories this year, writes the Resolution Foundation’s James Plunkett.

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Telling the story of the recession

By James Plunkett | Published: September 12, 2011

James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation’s Commission on Living Standards, looks at the story of the recession, for the UK and the world.

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Warnings of “perfect storm” of industrial action in Scotland

By Ed Jacobs | Published: June 20, 2011

The Scottish finance secretary is expected to criticise the UK government’s public service pension reforms and outline the SNP’s reform plans, reports Ed Jacobs.

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Declining living standards pre-date the recession and threaten the recovery

By Guest | Published: June 6, 2011

Average UK living standards are in their first prolonged decline since the late 1920s. Most attribute this to the recession, but its roots go back a lot further.

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The OBR, personal debt and the living standards gap

By Guest | Published: May 4, 2011

The Resolution Foundation’s Gavin Kelly and Matthew Whittaker look at whether squeezed households will really borrow more to prop up living standards.

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Time to think again about the way we measure inflation?

By Matthew Whittaker | Published: February 15, 2011

As was widely expected, annual inflation increased again last month; there is, however, a big question over how accurately these figures capture the extent of the price increases in different households.

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Considering income alone is never enough when looking at living standards

By James Plunkett | Published: February 2, 2011

As is often the case, one fails to really get to grips with the impact of changes on living standards if one doesn’t fairly compare households of different sizes.

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King’s speech: Governor’s “bigger picture” isn’t big enough

By James Plunkett | Published: January 26, 2011

Following yesterday’s growth figures, James Plunkett argues that just ‘waiting it out’ is unlikely to deliver a cure to the sluggishness of the British economy.

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