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.
Policy in Practice’s recommended changes to Universal Credit published in Work and Pension Committee report
Changes to Universal Credit suggested by Policy in Practice are included in the Work and Pensions Committee’s new report. We review it here.
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.
The future of the welfare state after Coronavirus
With unprecedented schemes in place supporting at least 1 in 4 British workers, what might the future of social welfare look like?
What people want to know about the Coronavirus welfare safety net
A recap of the key policies that make up the Coronavirus welfare safety net and the questions we’ve had from hundreds of people worried about their income.
Designing effective data-led local authorities
In the latest of our webinars showcasing how public sector administrative data is being used for good, hear how London Borough of Barking and Dagenham are using data to transform their organisation intelligently.
Lessons learned: our year modelling Council Tax Reduction Schemes
We share 4 trends we’ve seen from modelling 150+ council tax reduction schemes in 2019 and discuss why discount schemes will be popular in the future.
The Duel: Should Universal Credit be scrapped?
Deven Ghelani and Paul Wallace were asked Should Universal Credit be scrapped? in Prospect magazine’s The Duel, December 2019. Article reproduced with kind permission.
Designing effective data-led intervention campaigns
Margaret Gallagher, Linda Morris and Emilio Innocenti from Haringey Council join us as we showcase how public sector administrative data is being used for good. Our guest speakers discuss how Haringey Council use the Policy in Practice LIFT Dashboard to run targeted intervention campaigns to encourage take-up of backdated Pension Credit claims.
How to target your Discretionary Housing Payments well
Ellie Kershaw from Tower Hamlets Council explores the challenges the borough has in spending Discretionary Housing Payments funding well. We hear how consistency with local priorities, speed of decision making and understanding effectiveness are key, and how Policy in Practice’s software is helping.
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