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Missing out 2024: £23 billion of support is unclaimed each year

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  Incomes of over 1,000 customers boosted by almost £3 million
  
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  How data-led take-up campaigns could help the DWP allocate £1.7 billion in unclaimed Pension Credit
  
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  Prompted by the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act, Luton Council used data analysis to prevent hardship
  
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  Missing out 2024: £23 billion of support goes unclaimed each year
  Back to work? How a tougher conditionality regime risks moving people away from employment
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Data driven success: From tackling homelessness to unlocking £1m income and recovering over £550k of debt More families struggled to pay their rent after COVID-19 and, as a result, Bracknell Forest Council saw an increase of 750% in the number of families who approached as homeless, up from 120 to 909 in four years. The council initially bought Policy in Practice’s LIFT platform in 2021 to tackle rising homelessness. Using LIFT, the council harnessed the power of its administrative data to identify residents for support. Notable campaigns include the timely allocation of over £4,000 in Discretionary Housing Payments and over £8,000 in emergency support to 31 households. But household financial health took another hit from the cost of living crisis and, by March 2022, two in ten families found paying bills a burden and were regularly in arrears. A proactive shift by a council officer extended LIFT's data driven approach from the homelessness team to other departments, with great results. The LIFT approach had proven its ability to identify residents at risk and allocate scarce resources. With more demand for council services, LIFT offered a way to give preventative support at scale across the borough. Join this webinar to learn: - The steps one officer took to get wider adoption of using data to tackle vulnerability across the council - In depth results from seven benefit take up campaigns that saw arrears of £550,000 reduced and missed income of £820,000 secured - Highlights from brand new analysis on unclaimed benefits and support in the UK in 2024 and what you can do about it	24/4/2024j/n/Y	10:30 BST2024-04-24T09:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register

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How Citizens Advice is helping Universal Credit claimants

Hear guest speakers Kayley Hignell, Citizens Advice, and Nicky Rees, Citizens Advice Peterborough, in conversation with Deven Ghelani, Policy in Practice. As Universal Credit receives a refresh we asked what the recent changes mean for people affected, and how Citizens Advice is responding.

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