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Shelter Releases a Research Briefing on the Benefit Cap

Posted on June 28, 2021June 22, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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28
Jun

Made alongside the charity Women’s Aid, the 6-page joint briefing covers the effect of the Benefit Cap which was initially introduced to encourage those on benefits to lower their housing costs or find work.

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Employment

Office for Students Releases a New Guide For Graduates

Posted on June 27, 2021June 22, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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27
Jun

With a new wave of graduates about to hit the job market, the Office for Students has written up a guide to getting employed and analyzing your skills.

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Posted in Employment
Client news

Generation Rent Sets Out Their Hopes for an End to Unfair Evictions

Posted on June 26, 2021June 22, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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26
Jun

With the Government having committed to scrapping Section 21 (the ability for landlords to evict without reason), Generation Rent has published a 15-page report on what they hope will replace it.

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Families

Research Briefing: Food Poverty

Posted on June 23, 2021June 24, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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23
Jun

Referring to the lack of available food from legal or socially acceptable means, with an estimated 5 million households being classified as such.

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Posted in Families
Families, Personal finances

Report on Working Poverty

Posted on June 22, 2021June 24, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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22
Jun

Written by IPPR, the report covers the issue of those who are in poverty despite having work and the knock-on effects this has caused.

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Posted in Families, Personal finances
Families, Welfare benefits

Child Poverty Action Group Report on the Impact of the Two-Child Limit.

Posted on June 22, 2021June 16, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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22
Jun

Introduced in April of 2017, the two-child limit stops parents from getting benefits support for specifically their third and subsequent children.

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Posted in Families, Welfare benefits
Health and Care

King’s Fund Annual Social Care Report is Now Available

Posted on June 19, 2021June 16, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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19
Jun

The “Social Care 360” is a report that focuses on indicators to assess the impact of social care in the UK.

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Posted in Health and Care
Housing

Research Briefing: Looking Back at the Support for Landlords and Tenants during COVID-19

Posted on June 19, 2021June 22, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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19
Jun

With lockdowns being lowered and emergency measures being repealed or narrowed, new briefings are being released focusing on what was done and where demands for more support were made.

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Housing

Research Briefing: The Next Steps For Social Housing

Posted on June 16, 2021June 22, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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16
Jun

Following up on the 2020 White Paper, the House of Commons library has released a briefing covering the history and future of the reform.

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Welfare benefits

Consultation on Pension Scheme Regulations for 2022 Now Open

Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 by Wayne Johnson
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16
Jun

With the regulations and guidance on both occupational and personal pension due for an update in 2022, the government is seeking public feedback from specific groups on their currents drafts.

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Posted in Welfare benefits
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