Fabian research published this week by the TUC reveals the true impact of the Government's spending cuts on households.

The report, 'Where the Money Goes: How we benefit from public services', by Fabian Research Director Tim Horton and Howard Reed of Landman Economics, finds that the impact of cuts in public spending will be severe, with an average cut of £1,308 per year in the value of services received by each household. The UK's poorest tenth of households will be hit 13 times harder by these spending cuts than the richest tenth. You can read Where the Money Goes here or Download the PDF here. The report trailed in The Guardian here.

The research, part of a project for the TUC and UNISON, uses a new model of how public spending is distributed across households in the UK. Built especially for the project, the model is based on extensive analysis of survey data about which households use particular public services and how much they use them. In the report, the authors argue that highlighting the value of the benefits we receive from public services has the potential to transform our political debates on tax and spending.