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  80% of financially vulnerable people who engaged with DHP campaign received an average of £450
  
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  Haringey Council used data analytics to pinpoint individual households who could be over £7,500 a year better off
  
  Islington Council secures over £1 million for pensioners in successful Pension Credit take-up campaign
  
  Citizens Advice Caerphilly help 6,000 clients boost their income by £3 million
  
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  Greenwich identifies £20 million of unclaimed benefits for residents
  
  Your Housing Group increases a widower’s income by £1,320 a year
  
  How data-led take-up campaigns could help the DWP allocate £1.7 billion in unclaimed Pension Credit
  
  Anglian Water uses data to improve customer journey and increase take-up of social tariffs
  
  Kent county and district councils collaborate with data to tackle poverty
  
  The Guinness Partnership helps one tenant to receive £13,800 in unclaimed Severe Disability Premium
  
  Haringey Council helped over 100 families claim Council Tax support worth nearly £1,000 each
  
  Haringey Council reduces barriers to work with data led employment campaigns
  
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  Missing out: £19 billion of support goes unclaimed each year
  Putting the ‘Universal’ into Universal Credit
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  On Target: Protecting vulnerable households from the inflation crisis
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  Universal Credit Managed Migration: What does it mean for local authorities, advice agencies and housing providers?
  
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Reducing barriers to work using data led campaigns In September 2023 the UK experienced an economic inactivity rate of 21.3% and an estimated unemployment rate of 4.3%, both of which have increased compared to previous data. Economic inactivity has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, prompting government efforts to integrate this group into the workforce. Historically, policies under Universal Credit and legacy benefits emphasised pushing people into employment through conditionality and short term measures. Today, both major political parties are exploring ways to facilitate return to work and eliminate barriers to employment. However, the government is also extending conditionality and adopting a tougher stance on sanctions for a broader range of people. Haringey is home to a young, ethnically diverse population. In June 2023, almost one fifth of those between 16 to 65 were on Universal Credit. Nearly 7% of residents over 16 were claiming unemployment related benefits, a figure above the London average of 4.7% and the 3rd highest rate of all UK councils Haringey Council wanted to find ways to overcome barriers to employment for young people and families with children and has used data to achieve success with its employment support programmes. Join this webinar to learn: - The new carrot and stick policy changes designed to break down barriers to work and reduce economic inactivity - What Haringey Council did to increase take up of free childcare for two year olds to 70% - How Haringey Council successfully helped 95 NEETs on their employment journey With guest speakers from Haringey Council	29/11/2023j/n/Y	10:30 GMT2023-11-29T10:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register
Policy review of 2023 and what 2024 may hold Join our last webinar of 2023 to hear our policy analysts review 2023's policy changes and big issues, from the ongoing cost of living and energy crises to the funding of local government and the Autumn Statement. We will highlight our policy findings from the year including our work that revealed that millions of households across the UK are missing out on £19 billion of support each year. We'll look at the role that data is playing in helping leading organisations to tackle these issues. Through case studies of different types of households we'll look at what the changes mean for families now, and what 2024 has in store. Along the way we'll share the positive impact that organisations we work with are having, and give practical solutions that others can adopt.	6/12/2023j/n/Y	10:30 GMT2023-12-06T10:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register
How the debt sector is connecting people to support	31/1/2024j/n/Y	10:30 GMT2024-01-31T10:30:00ZH:i T	1.3 hours	Register

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How water companies are closing the unclaimed support gap

How data made London’s pensioners better off by over £8 million

What the latest energy price cap will mean for low income families this winter

How housing providers are boosting the financial strength of customers during the cost of living crisis

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  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 Better Off 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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Council Tax Benefit (CTB)

A means-tested benefit which provided help with paying council tax before it was abolished in 2013. It was replaced in Wales and Scotland by Council Tax Reduction Schemes, designed by the devolved administrations, and by local Council Tax Reduction Schemes designed by individual local authorities in England.

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