With updated numbers for unclaimed benefits for 2024 coming soon we look at the reasons why people don’t claim support they’re eligible for
Household Support Fund: can we make HSF5 the best round yet?
New HSF money worth £500 million was announced in the Spring Budget. We look at the impact of HSF and advise how councils can spend HSF5
Driving better use of data across government
We explore how better use of data across government creates better policy and enables councils to improve people’s lives
Autumn Statement 2023: Support versus sanctions – how can we best help people into work?
We analyse employment support to help people with disabilities and health conditions into work that is a key feature of Autumn Statement 2023
Universal Credit Managed Migration: What does it mean for local authorities, advice agencies and housing providers?
Universal Credit managed migration rollout is escalating. We explore how insights from data can help organisations support people
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 London used data to make pensioners £8 million a year better off
Our latest campaign saw millions of pounds of Pension Credit claimed by thousands of Londoners who didn’t know they were eligible.
Folkestone and Hythe District Council reaches the IRRV Awards 2023 finals with Policy in Practice
Read how IRRV Awards 2023 finalist Folkestone and Hythe District Council uses data to boost vulnerable households’ income by £1.1million
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