A data-led campaign to boost take-up of unclaimed Pension Credit identifies 8,500 Londoners for £3,700 of additional income each year
Blog posts
New report: Covid-19 and council tax reduction in Wales
Read findings about Covid-19 and council tax reduction in Wales from our new research for the Welsh government.
New analysis: Council tax support scheme costs rise by 16% in London
New data-led analysis shows how the council tax support scheme costs and caseloads changed in London due to the pandemic.
A new approach to the collection of council tax in London
Paul Howarth looks at new research about the collection of council tax in London commissioned by the Greater London Authority and published by Policy in Practice today.
Analysis: The impact of Universal Credit in Wales
Commissioned by the Welsh Government, Policy in Practice has completed a major 18 month data led study of the impact of Universal Credit in Wales.
New analysis: Who are the most financially vulnerable residents in London?
Read seven new findings about the most financially vulnerable residents in London as revealed by our latest modelling of data from 20 London Boroughs.
New analysis: benefit capped households set to double
Benefit capped households are set to double as a result of the interaction of the COVID-19 measures and the Benefit Cap. We examine why, for the GLA.
A visit to Glasgow’s Universal Credit Service Centre
Deven Ghelani visited Glasgow’s Universal Credit service centre with Lord Kirkwood to understand the experiences of frontline practitioners who are delivering Universal Credit Full service.
How has the Benefit Cap affected Londoners?
The Phase Two findings of our Low Income Londoners and welfare reform project looks at how the benefit cap affected Londoners.
Glasgow’s Deep End Advice Worker project: improving accessibility of advice services
Guest blogger Jamie Sinclair shares findings from the Deep End Advice Worker project about engaging people on low incomes.
Evidence
In a jointly commissioned study on behalf of the four housing provides, Paul Howarth, Zoe Charlesworth and Deven Ghelani look at how support workers can help reduce the complexity and impact of Universal Credit on their residents.
Policy in Practice, in partnership with the Learning and Work Institute (LWI) and the Local Government Association (LGA), undertook a detailed analysis of the cumulative impact of welfare reform across the whole of Great Britain.