VALUED: Breaking the link between paid and unpaid care, poverty and inequalities across Britain

This briefing paper shows how the undervaluation of paid and unpaid care drives poverty and [...]

What is happening to life expectancy in England?

There have been two turning points in trends in life expectancy in England this century. [...]

In work. But still in debt. Charting the rise of clients in full time work

Many people across the UK in full-time employment still face problem debt and their employment [...]

In credit? Assessing where Universal Credit’s long roll-out has left the benefit system and the country

With neither of the main parties wanting to scrap Universal Credit, whoever wins the election [...]

How might the two-child limit policy be affecting children’s learning?

In 2017, the UK implemented the two-child limit (2CL) policy. Under this policy, families are [...]

WHEN I’M 64: A STRATEGY TO TACKLE POVERTY BEFORE STATE PENSION AGE

People usually associate the years before state pension age with affluence, not poverty. But the [...]

Primary care services in a nutshell

Primary care services are the ‘front door’ of the NHS and the main way that [...]

Disability Benefits system to be overhauled as consultation launched on Personal Independence Payment

The Modernising Support Green Paper will explore how our welfare system could be redesigned to [...]

Council Tax Support? A benefit determined by postcode not need

Council Tax Support (CTS) is a benefit that gives people on low incomes a reduction [...]

Coping and hoping: Navigating the ups and downs of monthly assessment in Universal Credit

This report explores how Universal Credit is affecting income security and financial well-being, month to [...]