Latest Publications

This report explores the subject of “mortgage safety nets” - support for mortgage-holders in the event of loss of income or employment.

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.

This report, written by leading taxation policy expert Michael Johnson, calls for tens of billions of pounds of new taxes to be levied on increases in the value of homes to ensure the costs of the coronavirus crisis do not fall unfairly on younger people. By imposing a new "Property Capital Gains Tax", the Treasury could accrue £421 billion over the next 25 years.

This Social Market Foundation report presents updated analysis into the impact of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) on households

This report sets out an innovative policy to help address low savings levels among lower-income households: a Win & Save Scheme, a hybrid savings and lottery product, transforming the habit of gambling into a form of saving.

This report focuses on three barriers to healthy eating in the UK: food affordability, food prices and access to food stores selling healthy groceries at a good price.

This research examines the nature of intergenerational financial support taking place in modern Britain and its long-term implications at an individual and societal level.

Lucy Powell MP guest writes this piece on inter-generational inequality for the SMF.