Deadline to the Breadline 2012

The Rebuilding Britain Index (wave 6)

The findings in wave 6 of the RBI reveal that the current cost of living crisis presents a real danger of widening the existing inequalities found between and within different parts of the UK. Some of the findings that detail how difficult some households are finding it to cope in the current financial climate make for challenging reading. We must, however, use them to reaffirm how action is urgently needed, at a fundamental and structural level, to ensure we address the root causes of these inequalities and build better equity between our communities and resilience within them.

U.S. gig economy study: Part 1

U.S. gig workers across multiple industries and pay scales choose flexibility over conventional employment, but point to lack of basic financial safety nets such as health insurance and retirement savings.

U.S. millennials and home ownership study - a distant dream for most: Part 3

New Legal & General study on millennials and housing looks at the effects of wage stagnation on home ownership. More than half of millennials aren’t saving for a down payment; cite underpaying jobs or joblessness as primary obstacle.