Past Events
14 February 2019
Event
Bridging the divide: How can we put more money back into the pockets of hard-working low-income Londoners?
Launch of the second edition of the Peabody index, tracking the key issues facing low-income Londoners using official data sources and surveys of a thousand Peabody tenants.
12 February 2019
Event
Ask the Expert: Does welfare support and labour market access ‘pull’ asylum seekers to the UK?
Dr Lucy Mayblin joined the SMF as part of our Ask the Expert series to discuss the key reason governments use for these restricting the economic rights and entitlements of asylum seekers: that they act as pull factors for disingenuous applicants. What is the evidence to support this claim and do economic restrictions work as intended?
07 February 2019
Event
Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval
Report launch of the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy and the Social Market Foundation joint policy report: Which way now? Economic policy after a decade of upheaval