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The efficiency imperative: driving impact via data driven outreach With increasing demand and shrinking resources, councils face growing pressure to deliver impactful support to vulnerable residents efficiently. In this webinar, we explore how data driven outreach campaigns can help local authorities overcome these challenges and achieve impactful results. Join us to hear from two leading local government organisations as they share their experiences using Campaign Manager, a powerful new feature of the LIFT platform. Discover how they’ve leveraged their data using intelligent analytics to identify financially vulnerable residents, streamline their outreach processes, and maximise both resident outcomes and cost savings. This session will cover: - Strategies to manage rising demand with limited resources - How data insights can drive targeted and efficient resident support - Real world results from councils using Campaign Manager for impactful outreach campaigns Join us to learn how your council can also turn insights into action and make smarter, data-driven decisions to support your communities. With guest speakers: - Seth Pearson, Darlington Partnership Director, Darlington Borough Council - Sarah Small, Darlington Partnership Programme Officer, Darlington Borough Council - Fahmida Rahman, Senior Policy Officer, Greater London Authority	26/3/2025j/n/Y	10:30am GMT2025-03-26T10:30:00Zg:ia T	1.3 hours	Register
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The impact of COVID-19 welfare support measures on household income report

Policy in Practice has analysed the impact of the new measures announced by the government to show how they will help households hit by Coronavirus (COVID-19).

As a result of the changes to Universal Credit, the number of households in receipt of Universal Credit whose bills are higher than their monthly income will fall from 16% of households to 10%.

The average increase in Universal Credit awards as a result of changes coming into effect from April 2020 will be £98/month, an increase of 7.3%.

The impacts of the three main changes announced up to Friday 20 March 2020 are examined.

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The efficiency imperative: driving impact via data driven outreach

The impact of COVID-19 welfare support measures on household income report

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