Latest data shows that young people’s access to work has been badly hit by Covid-19. We look at what the numbers show, and what can be done.
New COVID-19 measures announced in the Winter Economy Plan
Deven Ghelani was interviewed on LBC about the Winter Economy Plan following the Chancellor’s announcement. Listen back and view his tweet thread.
New figures reveal jobseeker’s claimant count more than doubles due to COVID-19
The rise in the claimant count has been most dramatic in councils who had low unemployment levels before the pandemic. We look at what councils can do now.
New analysis: Who are the most financially vulnerable residents in London?
Read seven new findings about the most financially vulnerable residents in London as revealed by our latest modelling of data from 20 London Boroughs.
Evidence: long term changes in the world of work and its implications for DWP
Read our evidence for the Work and Pensions Committee on the changes in the world of work. Here we look at the new era and the role of the benefit system.
Webinar: How councils can recover from COVID-19
Deven Ghelani and Terrin Mathew present two new policy modelling approaches to help councils look to post COVID-19 recovery.
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.
Universal Credit: legacy benefits run-on starts today
Today’s new legacy benefits run-on eases the transition to Universal Credit for some, but not all, households. Personal advice is essential.
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.
Coronavirus job losses demand better employment support services
Guest author Mark Cosens discusses his new report, Employment Response to Coronavirus, and how employment support services must now evolve.
How do the surplus earnings rules work in practice?
Self-employed people may be affected by complex surplus earnings rules which will affect the amount of Universal Credit they receive. In this blog post we look at the best advice frontline advisors can give.
Webinar: How to simplify the complexity of surplus earnings
Sue McCarron shares how frontline staff at Citizens Advice Wirral use the Benefit and Budgeting Calculator to support customers with fluctuating incomes.