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Living standards and inequality

Posted on August 16, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
16
Aug

IFS examine recent trends in households’ living standards, with a particular focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–21 and 2021–22.

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Personal finances

Breaking the cycle

Posted on August 15, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
15
Aug

Breaking the cycle shows that giving people money advice alongside talking therapies could double recovery rates for people with debt and depression — and help an extra 27,000 people recover from mental health problems each year.

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Employment

Entry and retention in the labour market: narratives and solutions for NEET and care leaver employment support

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
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14
Aug

What are the barriers to employment for young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) or who have experience of care? What works best to support them?

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Posted in Employment
Employment

Access to Work Plus referrals

Posted on August 11, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
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11
Aug

How to refer someone you are supporting for Access to Work Plus if they have high in-work support needs.

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Employment

“Gruelling” work intensity a growing problem in “burnt out Britain”, new TUC report shows

Posted on August 10, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
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10
Aug

NEW polling reveals 1 in 2 workers feel that work is getting more intense and demanding

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Health and Care

What is commissioning and how is it changing?

Posted on August 9, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
09
Aug

This explainer describes the structure of the commissioning system after July 2022, when integrated care boards become the statutory commissioners of the majority of NHS care.

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Health and Care

Treating causes not symptoms: basic income as a public health measure

Posted on August 8, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
08
Aug

New research funded by the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) has found that a Basic Income scheme could potentially save the NHS tens of billions of pounds.

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Health and Care

The structure of the NHS in England

Posted on August 7, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
07
Aug

This briefing provides an overview of funding and accountability arrangements within the NHS in England. It also highlights issues including patient safety, NHS funding and performance.

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Health and Care

The caring penalty

Posted on August 4, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
04
Aug

Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, but they shoulder a financial penalty in doing so. This report looks at the financial impact of unpaid care, and how policies can help mitigate it.

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Health and Care

Government reveals plans to improve disabled people’s lives

Posted on August 3, 2023August 14, 2023 by Wayne Johnson
03
Aug

New plans to improve the lives of disabled people have been set out by the Government

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