We analyse the increase to the Local Housing Allowance rate to see how it impacts a privately renting household’s ability to meet their rent
Water bills to jump by 40% yet £900 million of water social tariffs unclaimed
Water bills will soar by 40% this winter yet £900 million of social tariffs is unclaimed a year. Read how data analysis is helping
How two housing providers boosted tenants’ incomes by over £5 million
Tenants from Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Community Housing received free benefit checks to boost incomes by over £5 million
What you get when you join our LIFT community
Policy in Practice’s Low Income Family Tracker (LIFT) platform connects you to a community of practitioners using data to improve lives
New analysis: Missing out: £19 billion of support goes unclaimed each year
New analysis from Policy in Practice finds that 21 million families are missing out on £19 billion of unclaimed benefits
How one council identified three preventative ways to support residents in debt
Read new analysis on how to best support residents in debt. Three findings from our work with one London Borough can be adopted elsewhere.
Autumn Statement 2022 and low income families
We review the Autumn Statement 2022 and what it will deliver for low-income households who will need support in 2023.
Mini-Budget 2022: Tax cuts work for low income families too
We critique the Mini Budget 2022 and explain why tax cuts work for low income families too
Energy Price Guarantee: Just About Managing Households will still be worse off
The Energy Price Guarantee means low-income families will be £62 better off a month but more targeted support is still needed for just about managing households
Cost of living crisis: Low income families with children set to be £1,683 worse off this winter
Our latest cost of living analysis gives a full breakdown of how low income households will fare this winter