Cost and standard of living
Alternative labels
Cost of living
Household expenses
Living standards
Standard of living
Report
Climate for growth: productivity, net zero and the cost of living
Climate change is all bad for the economy, but climate change policies are not. This report classifies 14 areas of green economic policy, including action on energy, buildings and transport, assessing what the direct impact of each will be on productivity.
Report
Tackling rising inflation and slowing growth: government’s big decision on how to share the pain
The economic crisis facing the United Kingdom is very different to the 2008 financial crash and the early 1990s recession – which means a very different response is required by the government, argues Gemma Tetlow in this report.
Briefing paper
Cutting the cost of living
This briefing paper outlines a host of measures that the UK Government could implement immediately to help address the short term challenges of the cost of living crisis – most at minimal or no cost to the Treasury.
Working paper
Effects of renting on household energy expenditure: evidence from Australia
This paper uses household survey data from Australia to investigate whether renters face larger energy bills than otherwise similar households. The findings cast light on the potential for more ambitious policy responses to reduce energy-related disadvantages faced by renters in Australia.
Report
Cutting the cost of living with a green economy
This report outlines how policies in the United Kingdom that cut emissions can also reduce the cost of living, both now and in the future.