The Social Market Foundation is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank, standing proudly in the centre-ground of politics since 1989. We bring together people of all parties and none, to develop evidence-based policies that support a fair society and a strong economy.
Publication
London coronavirus economy tracker – February 2021
This report, the fourth in a series commissioned by Peabody, updates our analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on London's economy. It explores the latest timely data on economic outcomes to produce an as up-to-date picture as possible.
| Published: | 26 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Amy Norman, Scott Corfe |
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Safe as houses: strengthening the UK’s mortgage safety net
This report explores the subject of “mortgage safety nets” - support for mortgage-holders in the event of loss of income or employment.
| Published: | 25 February 2021 |
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| Author(s): | Scott Corfe, Amy Norman, Jake Shepherd |
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Time to think again: disability benefits and support after COVID-19
The benefits system for disabled people, and the support that accompanies it, are broken. This report shows that across a range of metrics, the system is failing disabled people and their families and communities.
| Published: | 24 February 2021 |
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| Author: | Matthew Oakley |
Media Release
Social Market Foundation responds to Budget 2021
The Chancellor delivered the UK Government's latest Budget today - his 15th major fiscal announcement - setting out plans for the final stages of economic support during the Coronavirus crisis and the forthcoming recovery. The Social Market Foundation's response to the Budget follows below.
| Published: | 03 March 2021 |
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Media Release
Nearly 800,000 homeowners vulnerable to repossession during the pandemic
Almost 800,000 households could be vulnerable to repossession if they suffered a loss of income, a new think-tank report says today.
| Published: | 25 February 2021 |
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Media Release
Decades of failure leaves half of disabled benefits claimants in poverty
Decades of reforms and political promises have failed to help disabled people, with 42 per cent of all people in homes relying on disability benefits now in poverty, according to new analysis published today by The Social Market Foundation and Scope.
| Published: | 24 February 2021 |
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How the UK governs could dent hopes of levelling up
Is the Government overestimating its ability to “double down on levelling up”? Professor Philip McCann – one of the UK’s foremost economic geographers – certainly thinks so.
The Government’s case for civil service relocation doesn’t stack up
‘Pub relief’ on alcohol duty could support hospitality and reduce harmful drinking
This analysis sets out how reforms to alcohol duty could boost pub sales by 100 million pints a year, providing a lifeline to the hospitality industry and reducing harmful drinking.