Latest Publications
We publish research reports and briefing papers under the following five main categories. Click a category below or use the search box to find what you are looking for.
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Beyond the comfort zone: How can planning reform boost housing supply and affordability?
Planning reform is of growing interest to policymakers across the Anglosphere as a way to increase the rate of housebuilding at minimal cost to the public purse. This report – the fifth and final instalment of our series on the housing crisis – looks at how effective planning reform is at increasing supply and how the UK can learn from failures elsewhere to ensure it succeeds here.
| Published: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Author: | Gideon Salutin |
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Investing in the future: The case for universal financial education in the UK
Politicians across the spectrum are keen for education to provide young people with key life skills, yet financial literacy among young people in the UK remains inadequate. This report looks at how financial education can be delivered more effectively in the UK.
| Published: | 16 April 2024 |
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| Author(s): | John Asthana Gibson, Dani Payne |
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Affordable living: Alternatives to the traditional homeownership model
High house prices are putting homeownership out of reach for many, but rising rents and insecurity of tenure make the private rental sector an undesirable long-term option. This report – the fourth in our series on the problem of housing – looks at the role social and cooperative housing can play and what the UK can learn from other countries.
| Published: | 11 April 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Niamh O Regan, Jamie Gollings |
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Life beyond bars: Learning for life after prison
Education is central to prisoner rehabilitation, but take-up of it has been in decline and is still not back at even pre-pandemic levels. This paper discusses the current state of education in prisons, and why it is failing to deliver on its aims of supporting employment and reducing reoffending.
| Published: | 05 April 2024 |
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| Author: | Niamh O Regan |
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Let down: Rental regulations, subsidies and tenants’ rights across the English-speaking world
The UK’s private rental sector has grown since the 1990s, but long term renting is still not an attractive option for many due to high costs and limited renters’ rights. In this report, the third in our ongoing series, we present lessons for the UK from across the English-speaking world.
| Published: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Jamie Gollings, Niamh O Regan |
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Fixing the roof while the sun shines: Improving energy bill support for the coming winter
With high energy prices remaining this winter there is still a strong case for providing energy bill support. This briefing looks at the potential for reforming the Warm Homes Discount to provide more targeted and generous support to help struggling households afford energy bills.
| Published: | 03 April 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Sam Robinson, John Asthana Gibson |
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Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: A threat to fair markets and open public services
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, currently at Committee stage in the House of Lords, is set to undermine vital rights that protect vulnerable consumers and help workers understand how they are monitored by companies and public bodies. The Bill is a threat to fair markets and open public services.
| Published: | 20 March 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Alex Lawrence-Archer, Ravi Naik |
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Pay and Morale Survey 2023 – Headline Report February 2024
Low pay and poor conditions have resulted in workforce challenges across the public sector, and the police force is no exception. This report, written in partnership with the Police Federation of England and Wales, collates the views of 28,000 police officers to present insights into the state of pay and morale on the police force.
| Published: | 20 March 2024 |
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| Author(s): | Social Market Foundation, Police Federation of England and Wales |
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Home economics: Financial policies to increase homeownership
Homeownership is a dream for millions in countries across the Anglosphere, but rising prices have put that dream out of reach for many households. This report – the second in a series on the problem of housing – surveys homeownership challenges and policies in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland to understand what has gone wrong and how we might fix it.
| Published: | 19 March 2024 |
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| Author: | Gideon Salutin |