Retail, catering and care jobs form more than half of the UK’s low-paid workforce. Yet little is known about the key role employers play when workers enter and progress in these sectors.

Families can move in and out of poverty, with some of them becoming trapped in a cycle. What causes this and how does it relate to unemployment and low pay?

What are the impacts of Universal Credit on work incentives and does it let households reach a minimum income standard?

This report examines the roles of culture, racism and class, and of familial, community and state support in affecting employment outcomes.

This research looks at whether rising poverty and declining social mobility can be tackled by including more recruitment and training opportunities in public contracts, such as construction projects.