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The Social Market Foundation's response to the Spring Statement follows below.

Most people renting their home in the private rented sector are happy with their property and landlord, new research reveals today.

The most senior NHS clinicians treating gambling addiction today call for the gambling industry to face a new multimillion-pound statutory levy to fund the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm.

• More than two thirds of UK 50–64-year-olds don’t know how much they'll need for retirement
• Only a fifth of 50–64-year-olds have spoken to a financial adviser about their pension
• Only 14% of people accessing a defined contribution pension pot for the first time seek free guidance from Pension Wise

A clear majority of people approaching retirement don’t get advice or guidance on how to build up and use a pension, leaving many confused, anxious and at risk of missing out on a better quality of living in later life, a new study shows today

Banks and building societies should compete with each other to offer the best set of tools and services to help customers address financial problems that were worsened by the pandemic, a think-tank says today.

Ministers should launch a national campaign to recruit an army of plumbers and heat installers as “Climate Heroes” cutting Britain’s dependence on imported gas, a think-tank says today.