Latest Publications

This paper argues that policymakers should introduce a savings auto-enrolment scheme to help bolster financial resilience amongst low-paid workers.

This report puts forward a series of policy recommendations ahead of the Government’s anticipated review of the 2005 Gambling Act.

In a personal essay, Tim Pitt, formerly a special adviser at HM Treasury, argues that the government of Boris Johnson should give greater priority to acknowledging and addressing inequality of income and wealth in Britain.

And, rightly so: too many people feel they are being ripped off and poorer households in particular are vulnerable to unfairly high prices and unfavourable contracts. In a period of...

Drawing on new public polling as well as long-run data, this report charts how the shape of the extended family has evolved over time, before going on to explore how the support given across the intergenerational family has changed historically and how it may alter in the future.

This report draws on new data analysis, interviews and focus groups, and a nationally representative poll to provide an in-depth understanding of low income consumers' experiences of value in different markets. It sets out four key areas to be addressed by policymakers to ensure markets are better tailored to the needs and demands of low income consumers.

In a major new study looking at the extent of intergenerational support in low-income families, the Social Market Foundation calls on Government to do more to facilitate such family-based welfare....