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Making Statutory Sick Pay Work

WPI Economics have published new research with the Centre for Progressive Change, which makes the [...]

21
Aug
Use of Discretionary Housing Payments: analysis of end-of-year returns from local authorities, data for April 2022 to March 2023

Here are the main headlines about the use of Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs) for the [...]

28
Jul
Pensions dashboards

This Commons Library Briefing paper covers pensions dashboards, which are being developed to enable people [...]

27
Jul
Inadequate Universal Credit and barriers to work

With around nine in ten low-income households receiving Universal Credit unable to afford essentials, this [...]

26
Jul
The sanctions spiral: The unequal impact and hardship caused by sanctions in Universal Credit

Sanctions rates within Universal Credit have more than doubled in the last 3 years. [...]

24
Jul
Home Responsibilities Protection and State Pension entitlement

Some people may have Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) missing from their National Insurance records, which [...]

21
Jul
Needs and entitlements Welfare reform and larger families

This report captures the findings of a three-year research project, the first to comprehensively assess [...]

20
Jul
BENEFIT CAP FORCING FAMILIES TO LIVE ON £44/WEEK – NEW RESEARCH

Ten years since the benefit cap was introduced across Britain, new research shows families affected [...]

19
Jul
DIGITAL UNIVERSAL CREDIT SYSTEM BREACHES PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND STOPS CLAIMANTS ACCESSING SUPPORT

Digital aspects of universal credit (UC) routinely lead to wrong amounts being awarded to claimants [...]

30
Jun
The welfare debt trap: Adjusting the level and priority of deductions from benefits to prevent hardship

The majority of deductions from benefits are for money owed to the Department for Work [...]

23
Jun
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Torbay Advice Network (or TAN) supports the community by providing free expert advice for local residents in a range of areas including benefits, care, finances and housing.

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    Opening Doors – how to incentivise employers to create more opportunities for disabled workers
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    Impact of health conditions requiring hospitalisation on earnings, employment and benefits receipt, England: April 2014 to December 2022
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    Child poverty on the front line of the NHS
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    Jul
    The bare necessities – unpacking the rising cost of essentials for low-to-middle income Britain
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