Read about the major upgrade we’ve given our Benefit and Budgeting Calculator to make it easier for people to see what support is out there.
Why we all need flexible collection policies for council tax debt
Policy in Practice reviewed different collection policies for council tax across London for the Greater London Authority. Hear our findings.
How to find the right debt solution for everyone
Falling into debt is perilously easy, getting out is hard. Hear how our Benefit and Budgeting Calculator is helping two of our clients.
Councils get faster data insights to boost their Covid-19 recovery
Councils get faster data insights to boost their Covid-19 recovery thanks to Innovate UK funding secured by Policy in Practice.
Policy in Practice partners with Adecco Working Ventures to help tackle unemployment using data analysis
The looming unemployment crisis needs new solutions. Policy in Practice partners with Adecco Working Ventures to unlock data analytics to help.
Recap of the major benefits changes and Coronavirus
In this webinar Policy in Practice’s Head of Policy, Zoe Charlesworth, gives a comprehensive recap of the major changes to the welfare system.
The most underclaimed benefits and how to drive take up
In this webinar we showcased innovative work Folkestone and Hythe Council is doing to encourage take-up of pension credit and other underclaimed benefits.
Using data analytics to understand child vulnerability
Haroon Chowdry, Head of Analysis, Children’s Commissioner’s Office, joined us to discuss how benefits data can help us understand child vulnerability. We shared findings from analysis we did for the CCO on the impact that welfare reforms will have.
A tale of two councils: Luton and Barking and Dagenham use data insights to build residents’ resilience
Effective use of data insights can identify struggling households and offer proactive, tailored support to help boost their incomes before they hit crisis point. We see how Barking and Dagenham and Luton councils have taken different approaches to this challenge.
Council tax support models that Members can sign up to
Hear guest speaker Allan Clark, Barnet Council, in conversation with Zoe Charlesworth and Megan Mclean, Policy in Practice. As Universal Credit rolls out, we ask how should councils change their council tax reduction schemes, in order to protect their most vulnerable residents?