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  Haringey Council used data analytics to pinpoint individual households who could be over £7,500 a year better off
  
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  Haringey Council helped over 100 families claim Council Tax support worth nearly £1,000 each
  
  Prompted by the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act, Luton Council used data analysis to prevent hardship
  
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  Northern Ireland Housing Executive maximises residents’ income by an average of £3,870
  
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  How to increase take up of unclaimed Pension Credit worth £1.7 billion using data
  
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Upcoming live webinars

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How the housing crisis has deepened the cost of living crisis For most people housing is the highest living cost, yet the ongoing housing crisis in the UK is often overlooked when discussing the current cost of living crisis. This webinar will explore the policy issues affecting housing affordability for low-income households, examining the scale of the problem as well as what can be done in both the short and long term. We will highlight important work done by our clients using data to proactively address housing issues. We will be joined by a leading local authority to discuss a recent project conducted with Policy in Practice that used benefits administration data to identify households in temporary accommodation that could be helped to move into the private rental sector. Join this webinar to learn: - How UK housing policy interacts with the cost of living crisis - How local authorities are using data to proactively tackle housing affordability problems - Actions you can take now to support your residents dealing with housing issues alongside the cost of living crisis	27/7/2022j/n/Y	10:30 BST2022-07-27T09:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register
How to identify and support Just About Managing households using data The government has said it wants to make life easier for the 'squeezed middle' or people who are just about managing. These are the families who are not rich and they are also not those on the lowest incomes. Despite most being in work, they are struggling to meet their cost of living and it is no wonder. The cost of living hit a 30-year high in February with inflation running at 6.2% and outpacing wage growth. Electricity bills were up nearly 20% in the year to January 2022, and gas bills by 28%, with further rises expected. Private rental prices across the UK went up by 2% in the year to January, the highest rate for five years; in the East Midlands that figure was 3.6%. We know that one in five UK adults (10.3 million people) have less than £100 in savings, one in ten have no savings at all and more than a quarter have less than £500. Many are one broken appliance away from slipping into debt. Local authorities want to help families who are struggling now to avoid a crisis down the line yet they have little or no visibility over people who are not already claiming benefits. Now though, analysis of other datasets can be used to get a clearer picture of families who are just about managing. Join this webinar to learn: - Who is just about managing now but at risk in the future due to the rising cost of living - Which datasets can be used to identify families in danger of debt - How local authorities can target support to avert crisis	21/9/2022j/n/Y	10:30 BST2022-09-21T09:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register

On-demand webinars

Migrating to Universal Credit during the cost of living crisis

The latest innovations in designing Council Tax support schemes

How low-income families can benefit from social tariffs

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- We believe in the power of data and technology to change lives
  
  Policy in Practice is a social policy software and analytics company working with councils, government, housing providers and community organisations. We are a team of policy experts who combine cutting-edge tech, insightful data and expert analysis. We help organisations analyse the impact of policy, identify and engage the people impacted, and track the effectiveness of interventions.
  
  Our award winning Benefit and Budgeting calculator, linked to from GOV.UK, helps around 10,000 people every day find out what support they may be eligible for. Our data analytics services help organisations find relationships in datasets and visualise the drivers of poverty. We use our policy expertise to drive change via evidence, publications and media.
  
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The impact of Brexit on low-income households

May 5, 2019

Sam Tims

Sam Tims looks at what impact four Brexit scenarios will have on low-income households and identifies steps councils can take to support people affected.