Category Archives: Media Release

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SMF responds to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s announcements on 17 October 2022

On the economic outlook, James Kirkup, Director of the Social Market Foundation said: “Cancelling the borrowing-fueled stimulus of the mini-budget should ease some of the pressure on the Bank of...
Published: 17 October 2022
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‘Take fiscal policy away from ministers to restore credibility’

A new Fiscal Policy Committee should set an overall budget for the government, determining how big a surplus or deficit it can run, much as the Monetary Policy Committee sets...
Published: 16 October 2022
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SMF responds to mini-Budget 2022

On the energy bill relief package – Amy Norman, Senior Researcher at the Social Market Foundation, said: “The Energy Price Guarantee is both necessary and welcome support for households facing...
Published: 23 September 2022
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Relieve workers’ chronic pain to improve productivity and job satisfaction, bosses told

The Social Market Foundation says that more needs to be done to help the 27% of the workforce who continue working despite being in persistent pain. Not only are workers...
Published: 01 September 2022
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Energy bill crisis: Majority backs welfare boost for hardest-hit

Six in ten voters want targeted support for struggling households to help with the cost of not just energy but also with other essentials such as food and water, according...
Published: 25 August 2022
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White working-class and black students risk losing out from focus on A-Levels instead of vocational courses

The Social Market Foundation says that emphasis on A-Levels as the only route into university tends to mainly benefit affluent white young people, while overlooking the interests of those from...
Published: 18 August 2022
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UK is card fraud capital of Europe – think tank

Britons suffer far more card frauds than people in any European country. UK losses from card fraud are also much higher. This is revealed in SMF analysis of European Central...
Published: 03 August 2022
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Poorest parents pay three times as much on childcare as the richest – think tank

Today, the Social Market Foundation reveals the extent of childcare poverty in the UK, as it publishes full findings of analysis for a cross-party Commission on Childcare led by Conservative...
Published: 21 July 2022
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Energy bill crisis: Public willing to pay more tax to support poorest

The majority of people say they back targeted Government financial assistance over energy costs, even if it means higher taxes. The finding was revealed at the launch a major new...
Published: 18 July 2022
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