93% tax?! Effective marginal tax rates explained
This analysis explains how the welfare system can create staggeringly high effective tax rates, and how tax credit cuts will increase this to 93 per cent.
Tax credit cuts and the Living Wage: Do the numbers stack up?
Analysis from Policy in Practice finds that the Living Wage won’t compensate for cuts to tax credits, leaving poor families worse off in 2016.
Britain’s pay rise will line the pockets of the Treasury, not the working poor
The Chancellor would like us to believe that a National Living Wage will make work pay, but the Government benefits more than low paid workers.
One in five UK households are still living in poverty
Poverty statistics released by the Department for Work and Pensions find one in five households are still living in poverty. Policy in Practice looks at the numbers.
Making the most of Universal Credit: financial incentives
Policy in Practice’s Lisa Stidle reviews Making The Most of Universal Credit, a report recently published by the Resolution Foundation.
Election 2015: What’s at stake for welfare?
A side by side comparison of welfare and related policies of the three main political parties for the 2015 General Election.
Making financial inclusion a priority
The new report from the Financial Inclusion Commission argues that financial inclusion must be a priority for an incoming government.
Universal Credit: changing the culture of Jobcentre Plus
Advisors in Hammersmith say Universal Credit is leading to more positive relationships, greater job satisfaction, and is changing the culture of the Jobcentre Plus.
Universal Credit set for a nationwide rollout in 2015
It has been announced that the rollout of Universal Credit will be accelerated, but are local organisations ready to support people through the transition?