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UK GDP undershot the forecast and shrank by 0.1% in May, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) monthly GDP data. With negative growth in the last two months of data, the UK's late 2024/early 2025 growth spurt looks to be losing steam. 🧵

The UK is an international outlier when it comes to protection from unfair dismissal. Our two-year ‘qualifying period’ for unfair dismissal protection is completely out of step with other rich countries, where qualifying periods between three and six months are the norm. Read

The rising prevalence of disability across Britain (and its implications for the benefits bill) has been under the spotlight. But the impact on disabled people themselves, and the family members who care for them, has been less discussed. Join us next Thursday as we rethink

📈 New data dashboard published today! 📉 How does housing affect living standards in the UK? Our new interactive charts allow you to explore the status of affordability, supply and quality of British housing ⤵️ buff.ly/pozxLxl

The headline outlook for living standards is, at best, disappointing. Across our four different scenarios, the projections for the typical income over the next five years is currently weak. Read the latest Living Standards Outlook ➡️ buff.ly/Zghn5xW

The rising cost of housing has come hand in hand with shifting life patterns. Nearly half of 19–29-year-olds in the UK are now living with their parents. Read the latest Housing Outlook, published today ⤵️ buff.ly/rHb1aol

Anxiety about unpredictable hours isn’t just limited to those on the very lowest hours. Around a quarter of workers usually working 16-20 or 21-25 hours a week report being either ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ anxious about unexpected changes to hours worked. Read Low Pay Britain 2025:

Regional inequality and growth has become a focus for successive governments - one aspect of this is the difference in wages across local labour markets. These wage differences reflect more than just varying living costs: they are tightly related to the productivity of local

The effects of place on regional earnings inequality is much larger than previous data suggested - roughly one-third of regional earnings inequality can be explained by place. Read the new research now ➡️ buff.ly/ycjN6KI

The British economy shrank by 0.1% in May. With two consecutive months of negative growth, it looks as though our early 2025 growth spurt is losing steam.

The Government’s ambition to reform planning and boost house-building is laudable, but it starts from a difficult place. Both planning decisions and approvals for new housing developments are at record lows. Read the latest Housing Outlook now 👉 buff.ly/rHb1aol

This week's Top of the Charts, we've got your lowdown on the Mansion House speech, and Chart of the Week consider the rise in households in temporary accommodation 🏡 Have a read here➡️: buff.ly/e7lKQE6

While household income growth was strong in 2024, we haven't seen any growth in living standards since 2019, due in part to the cost of living crisis. Catch up on the full discussion➡️ buff.ly/GSphveb

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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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The typical pensioner and typical child’s household income were once very similar, but have diverged. In cash terms, the equivalised household income gap between pensioners and children has grown from roughly zero in the early 2000s to over £5,000 by 2023-24 and potentially over

The temporary accommodation crisis continues to grow. In Newham, the local authority with the highest rates of temporary accommodation, one-in-10 children are living in temporary accommodation. Read our new Housing Outlook to learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/rHb1aol

📈 New data dashboard published! 📉 How does housing affect living standards in the UK? Our new interactive charts allow you to explore the status of affordability, supply and quality of British housing ⤵️ buff.ly/pozxLxl

The rising prevalence of disability across Britain (and its implications for the benefits bill) has been under the spotlight. But the impact on disabled people themselves, and the family members who care for them, has been less discussed. Join us next Thursday as we rethink