COVID-19 has taught us that the benefit system we want should be simple, accessible and protect the most vulnerable residents first.
LIFT platform steering group: data insights from changing caseloads
We held our latest LIFT platform Steering Group where we welcomed many of our clients to our first online steering group.
The £20 uplift to Universal Credit is a first step on the path out of poverty
Read our 3 reasons why the £20 uplift to Universal Credit should be retained, and the related analysis we presented to the APPG on Poverty.
How councils can ease the administrative burden of the Covid Winter Grant Scheme
Administering the Covid Winter Grant Scheme has put councils under pressure. LIFT’s new poverty indicators can help identify eligible families.
2020: A policy review of the year
This year brought fundamental changes to our lives. Hear our policy review of 2020 and our thoughts on a forward look to 2021.
Evidence: the role of Scottish Social Security in Covid-19 recovery
Read a review of our evidence to the Scottish Social Security Committee on the role of Scottish Social Security in Covid-19 recovery.
Free school meals should be for all school holidays, not just for Christmas
Our new analysis about free school meals shows how many families struggle to meet the extra costs of food in school holidays, and why. We also present strategies the government could adopt to ensure that no family is in financial crisis as a result of the school holidays, including extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit.
How to find the right debt solution for everyone
Falling into debt is perilously easy, getting out is hard. Hear how our Benefit and Budgeting Calculator is helping two of our clients.
How to predict the demand for your customer-facing services in April 2021
COVID-19 has created residents who are newly financially vulnerable and who will be looking to you for help in the near future. Listen back hear Clive Jones talk about the actions Luton Council are taking to protect their residents.
New figures reveal jobseeker’s claimant count more than doubles due to COVID-19
The rise in the claimant count has been most dramatic in councils who had low unemployment levels before the pandemic. We look at what councils can do now.