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Can a universal basic income support mental health?

21 Oct 2022 Hannah Webster, Riley Thorold, James Morrison

Can a universal basic income improve the health and wellbeing of everyone? Our team builds on the finds of our 2022 UBI report in this blog.

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How a universal basic income can address the crisis in anxiety and depression (interim report)

28 Jul 2022 Hannah Webster, Riley Thorold, James Morrison

New research from the RSA, in partnership Northumbria University, explores the possible benefits of a universal basic income in the UK.

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Levelling up: sizing the prize, seizing the prize

8 Apr 2022 Andy Haldane

In this essay, RSA CEO Andy Haldane focuses on several issues in the white paper that are central to the success of the levelling up programme.

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The cash census

30 Mar 2022 Mark Hall, Asheem Singh, James Morrison, Aoife O’Doherty

This new piece of RSA research explores the use of cash in an increasingly digital economy.

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Social security: The risks from automation and economic insecurity for England’s social renters

7 Feb 2022 Jake Jooshandeh, Hannah Webster, James Morrison

This research seeks to understand how social housing residents experience economic security and how technological changes to workplaces might impact their futures.

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3 worrying trends in young people’s economic security

12 Jan 2022 Fran Landreth Strong

With our research finding that around half of young people are financially precarious, Fran Landreth Strong examines concerning trends in young people’s economic security.

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The cost of independence: young people’s economic security

12 Jan 2022 Fran Landreth Strong, Hannah Webster

This report uncovers a worrying level of financial precarity among young people today and explores how we can better protect young people’s economic security.

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Our way through – part one: Enlightenment’s dimming light

10 Jan 2022 Anthony Painter

In the first of a three part series, Anthony Painter explores what is necessary to overcome the economic, political and environmental issues facing humanity today.

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We have power as a community

15 Dec 2021 Samanthi Theminimulle

This report explores the ability of deliberative processes to give residents more decision-making power and direction-setting in their homes and neighbourhoods.