This report recommends that international students should be excluded from overall net migration figures, as moves to limit incoming student numbers for the sake of long-term migration figures put a valuable export market – higher education – at risk. A survey of the top 10 countries for international students suggests there is no international rule or standard preventing the UK from counting students in this way.

Co-published by IPPR and the Resolution Foundation, this short report analyses the likely impact of introducing the living wage as a new wage floor for a range of FTSE-listed businesses across a range of industry sectors.

London is an expensive place to have a home. It faces unique challenges that combine to produce an increasingly unaffordable market for would-be owners and tenants alike. In particular, the government's welfare reforms will have a significant impact on the ability of London's citizens to buy or rent a decent home.

Settlement is a complex and difficult policy area, demanding close attention to the detail of direct and indirect effects of policy changes and the practicality of compliance or enforcement – as well as questions of fairness and community cohesion.

To coincide with the release of the latest IPPR report on international student and net migration we spoke to IPPR's Alex Glennie about the government's commitment to cutting net migration from the 100,000s to the 10,000s and she suggests that the government should count students as temporary migrants, which would reduce overall migration numbers and would allow more students to study here and in turn to bring more economic benefits to the UK.

Featuring on BBC London News, IPPR senior researcher Andy Hull calls for the mayor of London to be given more powers over housing benefits within the capital. He explains that the mayor of London understands the unique pressure of the housing market in London more than anyone in Whitehall. With housing and rental prices through the roof we need benefits to reflect this.

Rebecca Asher, author of Shattered: Modern Motherhood and the Illusion of Equality, describes the challenges facing mothers today and puts forward her solutions on how these inequalities may be overcome.

Following the release of the latest IPPR report called 'The true cost of energy: How competition and efficiency in the energy supply market impact on consumers’ bills' we spoke to IPPR's Reg Platt who argued that the regulator Ofgem needs to set tougher regulations on the energy market to improve competition and ensure pricing is fairer for consumers.

The central issue of the 2012 presidential race for The White House between Obama and Romney will be the direction of the economy says John Podesta, Bill Clinton’s former chief of staff. He believes that Obama 'has a structural lead but Romney is a plausible candidate'.