Our impact in 2023
Matt Whittaker, CEO, and Gus O’Donnell, Chair, Pro Bono Economics Following an extremely tough two years, 2023 was the year the pay squeeze that had afflicted households across the country...
Paying for the pandemic: The economic consequences of COVID-19
This article was first posted here on 15 January 2021. Find out more about the Health Foundation inquiry. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the relationship between income and health. Low income affects what people can buy and...
Charities need to be a vital part of the UK’s productivity drive
By Jack Larkham, Research and Policy Analyst Throughout the last decade, the UK’s productivity growth has slumped. It is a rare source of agreement among economists that productivity growth is...
The social sector winners of the local elections
By Jack Larkham and Nicole Sykes When local politicos sit down to hash out a manifesto at election time, they consider both what is going to appeal to the residents...
Women and the charity sector
The charity sector is vitally important for women. With women more likely than men to be in poverty at every stage of their adult lives, more likely to experience ill...
‘1.2 million of UK’s poorest living without at least a washing machine or fridge-freezer’, report finds
An estimated 1.2 million people in the UK today are living in appliance poverty – without at least a washing machine or fridge-freezer in their homes, according to a new...
Unleashing the power of civil society in Scotland
In every corner of Scotland, civil society can be found. In every community, civil society plays its vital triple role: bringing people together, campaigning to solve pressing problems, and providing...
Unleashing the power of civil society in Northern Ireland
In every corner of Northern Ireland, civil society can be found. In every community, civil society plays its vital triple role: bringing people together, campaigning to solve pressing problems, and...
Unleashing the power of civil society
In every corner of our lives and our country, civil society can be found. In every community and every city and town, civil society plays its vital triple role: bringing...
Press release: Half of teachers fear for students awaiting mental health treatment during pandemic
Teachers say that five students in a virtual class of 22 (1 in 5) are now experiencing mental health difficulties as a consequence of the pandemic, an increase of 20%...