Tag Archives: Welfare

The post-pandemic immigration rate of 1.1 million arrivals a year could be the start of a trend towards historically high migration levels in the coming decades, according to the Social...

Three million British households face years of spending more than 10% of their income (after housing costs) on heat and light if energy bills remain at £3,000, according to a...

On the economic outlook, James Kirkup, Director of the Social Market Foundation said: “Cancelling the borrowing-fueled stimulus of the mini-budget should ease some of the pressure on the Bank of...

A new Fiscal Policy Committee should set an overall budget for the government, determining how big a surplus or deficit it can run, much as the Monetary Policy Committee sets...

The Social Market Foundation said that new “consumer duty” rules being introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority should drive financial services firms to improve the way they offer support to...

The Social Market Foundation think-tank found that FTSE-100 companies are 64 times more likely to address environmental issues than to discuss poverty in their statements about Environmental, Social and Governance...

The Social Market Foundation said the levy – which could be paid immediately or deferred until death – was the only fair way to raise enough money to properly fund...

A new report from the Social Market Foundation think tank calls on the Government to launch a major public consultation to design a radical new system of social insurance that provides all firms and employees access to expert advice and support when an employee experiences the onset of a serious health condition or disability.

New research, released today by the Social Market Foundation (SMF), warns that around 40% of families (over 190,000 families) with self-employed earners who are in receipt of in-work benefits are likely to be worse off under Universal Credit.