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Benefit sanctioning is much lower in Northern Ireland than in Great Britain. There is little evidence the high level of sanctioning works – government in Northern Ireland can…

Last week we published research on the fiscal implications of Northern Ireland’s ageing population. There’s a general consensus an ageing population will adversely affect the…

The arithmetic of welfare reform does not offer the Northern Ireland Assembly a way to avoid difficult decisions The political debate on welfare reform continues in Northern…

Northern Ireland has been hard hit by a weak labour market and growing unemployment, says Adam Tinson. Today is the launch of Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Northern…

In Belfast earlier this week we launched our latest report on poverty in Northern Ireland. The launch is an opportunity for us to disseminate the findings of research, but also see…