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Budgeting support: Best practice ways to help low-income households Over one fifth of UK households have less than £100 in savings to cushion themselves against economic shocks. With Christmas gone, frontline organisations anticipate more money-related enquiries from people in need as they seek support with their household finances. In our first webinar of 2022 we talk to advisors to hear what budgeting challenges households have, and what support they give to their customers. Join this webinar to learn: - Personal debt in the UK: the size and nature of the problem - How organisations from different sectors help people to grow their financial strength - What supporting role technology can play	26/1/2022j/n/Y	10:30 GMT2022-01-26T10:30:00ZH:i T	1.5 hours	Register

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Benefit Cap Universal Credit Self employment Financing welfare Children Local government Housing Brexit Regional analysis

Photo of a woman to illustrate a blog post titled How the benefit system can do more to support women

IWD2021: How the benefit system can do more to support women

March 7, 2021

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New analysis: Who are the most financially vulnerable residents in London?

September 3, 2020

Photo of young child on a London bus to illustrate new research by Policy in Practice on the interaction of COVID-19 measures and the Benefit Cap on low-income Londoners

New analysis: benefit capped households set to double

May 24, 2020

Image of an orange life buoy against a light grey wall to illustrate the importance of the welfare state after Coronavirus

The future of the welfare state after Coronavirus

May 12, 2020

Giovanni Tonutti, Policy in Practice, gave evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee on the impact of the Benefit Cap

Benefit Cap: Policy in Practice’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee

October 10, 2018

The Phase Two findings of our Low Income Londoners and welfare reform project looks at how the benefit cap affected Londoners.

How has the Benefit Cap affected Londoners?

March 26, 2018

Policy in Practice's Daniel Cavanillas takes an in depth look at the DWP's benefit cap impact assessment.

5 Things we learned from the Benefit Cap impact assessment

August 10, 2015

Downing street

Autumn Budget 2021: Increased support, but not for everyone

October 28, 2021

photo of older person's hands holding a tea cup to illustrate a blog post on the Health and Social Care Levy

How the Health and Social Care Levy will affect care workers

September 9, 2021

Image used to illustrate a blog post titled One council’s response to the end of Covid-19 support

One council’s response to the end of Covid-19 support

July 19, 2021

Feet walking up steps

One person’s journey through the welfare system

April 9, 2021

Photo of a woman to illustrate a blog post titled How the benefit system can do more to support women

IWD2021: How the benefit system can do more to support women

March 7, 2021

Photo of a modern house with a rainbow drawing in the window to illustrate a blog post about what COVID-19 has taught us about the benefit system

What COVID-19 has taught us about the benefit system we want

February 26, 2021

Photo of a young female to illustrate a blog post about the close of the SDP Gateway

What the close of the SDP Gateway means for disabled people moving to Universal Credit

February 2, 2021

image of poverty in the UK to illustrate analysis about keeping the £20 uplift to Universal Credit

The £20 uplift to Universal Credit is a first step on the path out of poverty

January 19, 2021

colourful wall

Evidence: the role of Scottish Social Security in Covid-19 recovery

November 25, 2020

Umbrella

Policy in Practice’s recommended changes to Universal Credit published in Work and Pension Committee report

November 5, 2020

Image to illustrate blog post by Deven Ghelani who was interviewed by Shelagh Fogerty on LBC about the Winter Economy Plan following the Chancellor's announcement. Listen back and view his tweet thread.

New COVID-19 measures announced in the Winter Economy Plan

September 25, 2020

Photo of a waiter to illustrate a blog post by Policy in Practice about the changes in the world of work and how the benefit system needs to adapt

Evidence: long term changes in the world of work and its implications for DWP

August 18, 2020

Employment Response to Coronavirus by Mark Cosen author

Coronavirus job losses demand better employment support services

July 15, 2020

How do the surplus earnings rules work in practice?

July 2, 2020

What Budget 2020 means for low-income families

March 13, 2020

What choices do self-employed people have with Universal Credit?

March 25, 2018

Family

2022: The challenges ahead for low-income families

January 13, 2022

Wages and welfare for adult social care workers

December 8, 2021

Discretionary support: A growing part of social security

November 11, 2021

Downing street

Autumn Budget 2021: Increased support, but not for everyone

October 28, 2021

photo of older person's hands holding a tea cup to illustrate a blog post on the Health and Social Care Levy

How the Health and Social Care Levy will affect care workers

September 9, 2021

Photo of Downing Street road sign to illustrate a blog post on Budget 2021

Budget 2021: A missed opportunity for welfare certainty

March 4, 2021

image of poverty in the UK to illustrate analysis about keeping the £20 uplift to Universal Credit

The £20 uplift to Universal Credit is a first step on the path out of poverty

January 19, 2021

Image to illustrate Covid Winter Grant Scheme blog post by Policy in Practice

How councils can ease the administrative burden of the Covid Winter Grant Scheme

January 7, 2021

Picture of Houses of Parliament to illustrate a blog post on the Spending Review 2020

Spending Review 2020: From health crisis to economic emergency

November 27, 2020

colourful wall

Evidence: the role of Scottish Social Security in Covid-19 recovery

November 25, 2020

Four practical steps the DWP can take today to improve Universal Credit

Free school meals should be for all school holidays, not just for Christmas

November 16, 2020

Photo of teenage boy at home to illustrate the need to fund free school meals

Why it pays for the government to fund Free School Meals

November 1, 2020

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Going without? 46% of eligible families aren’t claiming Healthy Start vouchers

February 24, 2020

New research: The impact of welfare reform on child vulnerability

May 11, 2019

Using data analytics to understand child vulnerability

April 17, 2019

How benefits data can help keep children out of poverty

March 14, 2019

Childcare support and Universal Credit

December 23, 2018

Two-child limit

Two-child limit: Policy in Practice’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee

December 20, 2018

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How to give 1 million more children free school meals under Universal Credit

January 11, 2018

Policy in Practice gives evidence to Scottish Parliament on two child limit for tax credits

May 30, 2017

Kent county and districts collaborate

Kent County and district councils collaborate with data to tackle poverty

November 19, 2021

People under umbrellas in the rain

How to predict the demand for your customer-facing services in April 2021

October 14, 2020

Sunset and beach

Collecting council tax after COVID-19

October 5, 2020

Busy street

New figures reveal jobseeker’s claimant count more than doubles due to COVID-19

September 17, 2020

Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness

New analysis: Evidencing the link between the Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness

February 5, 2020

Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness

Designing effective data-led local authorities

January 29, 2020

2019: Review of council tax support schemes

December 27, 2019

Lessons learned: our year modelling Council Tax Reduction Schemes

December 12, 2019

Photo by Gemma Evans on Unsplash image to depict local welfare support

The future of local welfare support

November 20, 2019

image to illustrate discretionary housing payments in Tower Hamlets Council

How to target your Discretionary Housing Payments well

October 23, 2019

London housing apartments

Autumn of income shocks: the impact of removing Covid support

August 17, 2021

Two kids looking out the window of a house

Prevention versus cure: How councils can prepare for the end of the eviction ban

May 28, 2021

Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness

New analysis: Evidencing the link between the Local Housing Allowance freeze and homelessness

February 5, 2020

Housing First in England

Housing First is welcome but local authorities can do more

January 20, 2020

Photo by Dan Burton on Unsplash to illulstrate homelessness prevention

The true cost of homelessness prevention services in London

October 26, 2019

Let’s make Universal Credit work for vulnerable people

October 24, 2018

Big Issue founder leads Policy in Practice discussion on preventing vulnerability

Big Issue founder leads Policy in Practice discussion on preventing vulnerability

July 23, 2018

Lord Bird's Creditworthiness Assessment Bill can help prevent vulnerability

Lord Bird’s Creditworthiness Assessment Bill can help prevent vulnerability

June 27, 2018

Policy in Practice highlights the broken link between housing support and rents

September 9, 2017

Policy in Practice and Financial Inclusion Commission tackle problem debt

New analysis: The impact of the broken link between LHA rates and rents

September 4, 2017

The impact of Brexit on low-income households

May 5, 2019

Brexit: What’s next for ESF and local authorities?

July 12, 2016

Thurs 28 April at 10:30. Listen back to hear how smart councils are revolutionising Government’s relationship with data to help implement welfare reform.

How impactful will curbing access to benefits for EU citizens really be?

February 10, 2016

Image of Welsh flag to illustrate blog post about council tax reduction in Wales

New report: Covid-19 and council tax reduction in Wales

August 19, 2021

Image of London to illustrate blog post on council tax support scheme costs

New analysis: Council tax support scheme costs rise by 16% in London

July 14, 2021

photo of tower blocks in London to illustrate a blog post about the collection of council tax in London

A new approach to the collection of council tax in London

January 27, 2021

Photo image of Newport in Wales to illustrate data led study into the impact of Universal Credit in Wales

Analysis: The impact of Universal Credit in Wales

October 20, 2020

Photo to illustrate a blog post from Policy in Practice about data analysis on financially vulnerable residents in London

New analysis: Who are the most financially vulnerable residents in London?

September 3, 2020

Photo of young child on a London bus to illustrate new research by Policy in Practice on the interaction of COVID-19 measures and the Benefit Cap on low-income Londoners

New analysis: benefit capped households set to double

May 24, 2020

A visit to Glasgow’s Universal Credit Service Centre

August 8, 2018

The Phase Two findings of our Low Income Londoners and welfare reform project looks at how the benefit cap affected Londoners.

How has the Benefit Cap affected Londoners?

March 26, 2018

Guest blogger Jamie Sinclair shares findings from the Deep End Advice Worker project about engaging people on low incomes.

Glasgow’s Deep End Advice Worker project: improving accessibility of advice services

March 22, 2018

Tracking living standards over time: lessons learned

July 31, 2017

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