Tag Archives: poverty premium

Press & Media

Planning reform will fail to address UK housing crisis without affordability requirements, think tank says

In a paper out today, the Social Market Foundation reviews evidence from comparable English-speaking countries – the USA, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand – and finds that planning reforms often...
Published: 16 April 2024
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Government urged to end postcode lottery in social tariffs

The Social Market Foundation – a cross-party think tank – has recommended that companies providing essentials are made to offer social tariffs to vulnerable customers in a consistent manner in...
Published: 28 September 2023
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Priced out – Poor people giving up insurance due to ‘poverty premium’

New research by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), supported by Fair By Design, found that insurance is becoming increasingly unaffordable for those on low incomes as they are charged “a...
Published: 12 March 2023
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