Comment Is welfare spending ‘out of control’? 25 November 2025 by Alex Clegg The run up to this Budget has seen more than its fair share of rumours, leaks, briefings and counter-briefings. But if there’s one thing we know for sure, it is… Continue Reading
Publications The localisation era Assessing the post-2013 rise of localised social security 20 November 2025 by Alex Clegg This report is part of the project Safety Nets: social security for families in a devolved UK, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. It examines the growth of localised social security… Continue Reading
Publications No half measures Setting child poverty on a downward course at the Autumn Budget 30 October 2025 by Alex Clegg and Lindsay Judge The Government’s long-awaited Child Poverty Strategy is due next month, close to, or contemporaneous with, the Autumn Budget. There have been some welcome announcements already: the over-indexation of the Universal… Continue Reading
Publications Housing Outlook Q4 2025 25 October 2025 by Hannah Aldridge In 2012, Local Housing Allowance (LHA) levels were linked to the 30th percentile of local rents and automatically revised to reflect market changes. However, since the systematic link with market… Continue Reading
Comment What the latest Universal Credit Health data tells us about benefit claims across Britain 12 September 2025 by Louise Murphy New data out this week shows that the proportion of UC claimants in receipt of UC health continues to rise: over a third (37 per cent) of people in receipt… Continue Reading
Publications Don’t forget about us How disabilities and caring responsibilities affect low-to-middle income Britain 17 July 2025 by Hannah Slaughter and Imogen Stone This briefing note combines quantitative data with insights from focus groups to explore how disabilities and caring responsibilities affect these families’ lives and living standards. Continue Reading
Events From healthcare to carers’ care How disabilities and caring responsibilities impact the lives of lower-income Britain Thursday 17 July 2025 The rising prevalence of ill-health and disability across Britain has been under the spotlight recently; not least the implications for the country’s benefits bill. But the impact on those who… Continue Reading
Publications The good, the bad and the messy Responding to the Pathways to Work Green Paper consultation 30 June 2025 by Louise Murphy This week marks an important moment for this Government’s welfare reform plans: as Parliament prepares to vote on major legislation to make cuts to PIP and UC-Health, the consultation on… Continue Reading
