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News from NEF: Minimum Income Guarantee; wellbeing and crisis Inbox x New Economics Foundation 4:31 AM (11 hours ago) to me New Economics Foundation Don't miss… Coronavirus response Guarantee a minimum income for everyone The UK economy needs a new safety net to survive recession. The Minimum Income Guarantee would make sure no one falls through the gaps in our social security system, writes Sarah Arnold. + Read the full report by Alfie Stirling and Sarah Arnold. We must build a future that puts people first and allows us to feel hope again Our chief executive, Miatta Fahnbulleh, gives an update on NEF’s work. Five Ways to Wellbeing at a time of social distancing Lucie Stephens writes about how NEF’s Five Ways to Wellbeing can help us look after ourselves and others during the coronavirus crisis. Covid-19: what austerity means for our health Austerity has made those most at risk of contracting Covid-19 more vulnerable to its effects, writes Daniel Button. Full nets and empty selves When it comes to seafood, the current crisis is one of oversupply not undersupply, writes Chris Williams. Covid-19 exposes our failing care system The government's new promises for social care are trying to patch up a service already on its knees, writes Sarah Bedford. The coronavirus bailout We are experiencing a health crisis within an economic crisis, writes Sarah Arnold. You can’t diffuse one without disrupting the other. Read all of our Covid-19 work in our new website section. In the news The government’s response to coronavirus Miatta Fahnbulleh appeared on the Guardian Politics Weekly podcast to talk about the UK government’s response to Covid-19. Miatta also appeared on All Out Politics with Adam Boulton, with LBC’s Shelagh Fogarty, on Julia Hartley-Brewer’s talkRadio and on Drivetime with Dan Wootton. Miatta appeared on Sky News to respond to the Bank of England interest rates cut. Until cuts are reversed, Sunak’s support for workers will fall short Alfie Stirling wrote about how cuts to Britain’s social security safety net over the past 10 years mean that new government measures don’t provide enough support, for Tribune and the Guardian. Alfie also discussed the UK safety net with Eddie Nestor, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Ian Dale and Ian Collins. Covid-19: the government must go further An open letter signed by NEF and 97 other economists, academics and research organisations calling on the government to do more to protect workers was covered in the Times and the Guardian. Read the letter Government should introduce a rent holiday Hanna Wheatley called on the government to do more to support renters during the coronavirus crisis on London Live. The Bank of England has a new boss. What should his top priorities be? NEF, in collaboration with openDemocracy, asked eight leading economists to give advice to the man replacing Mark Carney at the top of the central bank. Supporting SMEs during the coronavirus crisis Frank van Lerven spoke to Nick Ferrari on LBC about whether the government was doing enough to help small businesses during the coronavirus crisis. Financial help for airlines ‘should come with strict climate conditions’ A letter signed by NEF calling for rescue of airlines hit by coronavirus to come with strict conditions on their future climate impact was covered in the Guardian.
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