Under strain – Investigating trends in working-age disability and incapacity benefits

The benefits bill is frequently the subject of intense political debate. But since the pandemic, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Constituency data: Universal Credit rollout

This dashboard has statistics on Universal Credit by constituency in Great Britain, including the Library's [...]

Summary: Early evaluation of Discretionary Housing Payments

This research discusses the findings from a mixed method study asking Discretionary Housing Payment (DHP) [...]

An unfair share: Local Housing Allowance is failing young people

For many young people, the benefits system is based on a fiction. It is asking [...]

Progress in implementing Universal Credit

Our value for money reports examine government expenditure in order to form a judgement on [...]

Managed migration: Completing Universal Credit rollout

An overview of the final managed migration stage of the Universal Credit rollout. [...]