With unprecedented schemes in place supporting at least 1 in 4 British workers, what might the future of social welfare look like?
How Curo triages support to help customers onto Universal Credit
Emma Owens, (Acting) Head of Lettings, Curo discusses how their triage approach to support sees them focusing 80% of their time on 20% of customers, and how our Benefit and Budgeting Calculator helps.
How Revenues and Benefits teams punch above their weight
Deven Ghelani explains how local government Revenues and Benefits departments can punch above their weight using data sets they already have.
Tax credit cuts and the Living Wage: Do the numbers stack up?
Analysis from Policy in Practice finds that the Living Wage won’t compensate for cuts to tax credits, leaving poor families worse off in 2016.
Britain’s pay rise will line the pockets of the Treasury, not the working poor
The Chancellor would like us to believe that a National Living Wage will make work pay, but the Government benefits more than low paid workers.
Mapping the impact of welfare reforms with your own data
Leeds City Council mapped the cumulative impact of Welfare Reforms on residents using a data set all Local Authorities have.
How can housing associations respond more welfare reforms?
Housing associations expert, Bill Irvine from Universal Credit Advice, talks about the latest welfare reforms and how housing associations can respond.
Where could further welfare spending cuts come from?
Deven Ghelani, Policy in Practice, looks at where more welfare cuts could come from to meet the Election 2015 manifesto pledges.
Germany’s welfare system: an overview
An in-depth overview of the German welfare system and its different benefits, with information about administration, sanctions and conditionality.
Spain’s welfare system: an overview
A general overview of the Spanish benefits system at a time of uncertainty.