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Resolution Foundation is a think-tank working to improve the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes. Launched May 2021: The Economy 2030 Inquiry

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Resolution Foundation
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Concerned that some of your other social media feeds don’t have enough charts? 🤔. Never fear! You can also follow the Resolution Foundation on:. 🦋Bluesky: 📷Instagram:
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Resolution Foundation
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Disabled people's access to flexible work is not evenly spread. For more about employment access for disabled people, read 'Opening Doors' ⤵️ :
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Resolution Foundation
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In our report Opening Doors, we suggest how the Government should strengthen employer incentives to create more opportunities for disabled workers. Read the full report here➡️ :
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Resolution Foundation
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Recent labour market stats show that the jobs market is continuing to weaken. And there are signs that the weakening jobs market is feeding through into pay, as we would expect. Nominal average regular earnings growth over the year was 5% in the 3-months to May. More here➡️
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There is a wide variation in employment rates between disabled people with different health conditions.
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Resolution Foundation
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Many of our focus group participants stated difficulties accessing the flexibility they require at work, and instead turn to non-traditional forms of work, including zero-hours contracts and self-employment. But this comes with drawbacks - particularly the lack of employment
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Resolution Foundation
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The bottom two-fifths of the income distribution saw the biggest rise in essentials spending between the financial crisis and the pandemic . Rising energy prices in particular have led to a ‘comfort crunch’ as families spend more of their budgets on essentials.
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Resolution Foundation
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Disabled people’s access to flexible work is not evenly spread. There is significant variation by workplace size, sector and education level. Read 'Opening doors' now ⤵️
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Resolution Foundation
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There is wide variation in employment rates between disabled people with different health conditions 👇 . More than 3/5 of people with diabetes are in employment, but less than2/5 of people with learning difficulties or an ‘other’ mental health condition are in employment.
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Resolution Foundation
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Conventional measures of the disability employment gap can be misleading. If we adjust for the increasing prevalence of disability, we can see that disabled people have seen a deterioration in recent years. Read 'Opening doors' now ⤵️
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📣 New Resolution Foundation analysis 📣 . With the incidence of disability likely to continue increasing as the country ages and ails, growing employment among disabled people will be vital to meeting Government employment targets. Read 'Opening doors' here ⤵️
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🚨 New analysis published today! 🚨 . The Government will fail to meet its employment target unless firms recruit and retain more disabled workers. Read 'Opening doors' here ⤵️
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The bottom two-fifths of the income distribution saw the biggest rise in essentials spending between the financial crisis and the pandemic . Rising energy prices in particular have led to a ‘comfort crunch’ as families spend more of their budgets on essentials.
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Having a disabled person and a carer in the family is associated with a £3,300 hit to household income. This rises to £7,600 if disability benefits are excluded. Read more ➡️
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Resolution Foundation
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Explore our interactive housing indicator charts now ⤵️
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How can employers go further to recruit and retain disabled workers? . Join us tomorrow to hear from our expert panel on how Government and employers can make improvements. Sign-up➡️
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Carer’s Allowance has a strict earnings cliff edge; those earning more than £196 a week lose access entirely. The Allowance is also lower than other non-means-tested benefits - reinforcing a broader perception among many carers in our focus groups that their care work is
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It's time policy caught up with the reality for disabled people and unpaid carers. Read more about this in 'Don't forget about us' :
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What is happening to housing in the UK? Our Q2 Housing Outlook highlights 5 important housing trends that deserve greater attention. Read more about them in more detail here➡️:
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Following a rise in caring in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, one-in-ten adults on low-to-middle incomes are now carers. This has widened the gap between lower and higher income families when it comes to caring responsibilities.
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An efficient electricity system is materially important for living standards. Falls in electricity prices are progressive and disproportionately benefit lower-income .households. Read more➡️
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