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lalithatry.bsky.social
Economist at the Resolution Foundation working on improving living standards and reducing poverty
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This morning the justice secretary pointed to a “huge rise in the welfare budget” as justification for targeting benefit spending to make fiscal savings. So how big has the rise in welfare spending been?

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🚨New research published today🚨 An ambitious strategy could support around 900,00 children out of poverty - and inaction could leave the Government with an embarrassing record of rising child poverty write @adamcorlett.bsky.social and @alexclegg.bsky.social Read now➡️ https://buff.ly/4biQa5z

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New year, new inflation – CPI picks up to 3.0% in January from 2.5% in December, above BoE and market forecasts. Thread on what is driving this rise – and where this new bout of inflation is headed – to follow…

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New blog from me and Tom on how Council Tax is increasingly resembling the Poll Tax ⬇️

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New @resfoundation.bsky.social report out from me today, on how low-to-middle income households’ earnings, benefits, taxes and housing costs have changed over the last 30 years. Here are some of the key findings:

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Why do ethnic minorities in the UK live in households that spend so much more income on housing than White British adults? Turns out the answer is complex. Our latest report, released today, dives into the root causes. Let’s explore the key insights👇🏾

submitted 27 days ago • 1 comment

🚨New research🚨 @camronaref.bsky.social & @feliciao.bsky.social find that ethnic minorities spend more on housing than White British households - but get less in return. Read now ➡️ https://buff.ly/3ErK9Y4

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Have you ever wondered or been curious about how housing, ethnicity & affordability are linked in the UK? we have - so we investigated it. Our findings will be published in a report out tomorrow! Feel free to join our event tomorrow at 10am!👇🏿

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When comparing incomes across countries, we adjust for the local price of all goods and services (known as purchasing power parity, or PPP). But when comparing the incomes of poorer households, shouldn’t we focus on the price of things that matter most to them?🧵

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

Fascinating report out today from @nyecominetti.bsky.social and @louisemurphy.bsky.social on low-to-middle income families' experience of work - many more people in these families are employed than they were in the 90s, but there's still big improvements to be made to their experience of work.

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As well as tracking average household income, the Government must make sure that poorer households in particular see living standards growth. Our latest projections (pre-Budget) were not good, but Government policy can make a big, direct difference here.

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Big news that the Scottish Government has decided to abolish the two-child limit on benefit support from 2026 onwards. As RF has shown many times, this is the biggest lever policymakers could pull to reduce child poverty with immediate effect. www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

submitted 91 days ago • 3 comments

Disappointing inflation data this morning: CPI was 2.3% in October, up from 1.7% in September - a bigger increase than either the BoE or markets had expected. This came with news that underlying inflation also ticked up. Short thread to follow...

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New report out today from us at @resfoundation.bsky.social launching the Unsung Britain project, a 12 month project investigating the economic circumstances of low-to-middle income families. Here's some of the findings from the report:

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🚨 New report published today 🚨 'Unsung Britain' looks at the changing economic circumstances of the poorer half of Britain and is the first report of a major new 12-month project, with support from JPMorganChase. Read this first report here ⤵️ https://buff.ly/4hCO0kd ‎

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submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

Hello new Bluesky followers! @resfoundation.bsky.social will be launching a new project tomorrow on the economic circumstances of Britain's poorer half, with Matthew Pennycook, Polly Toynbee, Abigail McKnight, @gavin-kelly.bsky.social and me on the panel www.resolutionfoundation.org/events/unsun...

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