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Featured Publication - Preventing destitution: Policy and practice in the UK

Preventing destitution: Policy and practice in the UK

The research for this report explored how the policy and practice of both public and third sector organisations at the local, county and national levels could prevent destitution among UK-born people without complex needs. It involved 63 interviews w…

  • Published: 7th Jun 2018
  • Authors: Karen Barker, Carla Ayrton, Issy Petrie, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Are cuts to Council Tax Support in England a false economy for councils?

Are cuts to Council Tax Support in England a false economy for councils?

Key points Total uncollected council tax is £400m higher than in 2013-14 when Council Tax Benefit was abolished. The number of local authorities that have either retained CTB or set no minimum payment continues to decline, and more local authorit…

  • Published: 10th Aug 2017
  • Authors: Carla Ayrton, Karen Barker
  • Category: Council Tax
Featured Publication - Have cuts to Council Tax Support in England led to rising council tax arrears?

Have cuts to Council Tax Support in England led to rising council tax arrears?

Council Tax arrears have risen in the years since the introduction of Council Tax Support (CTS), a local replacement for Council Tax Benefit (CTB) which tends to be less generous. This briefing paper looks at the relationship between the generosity o…

  • Published: 12th Dec 2016
  • Author: Carla Ayrton
  • Category: Council Tax
Featured Publication - Managing household bills on a low and falling income

Managing household bills on a low and falling income

This research explores how households manage bill payments, the overlap between bill arrears and benefit entitlement and what this means for the impact of welfare reforms. It shows that there are strong links between low income, benefit recipiency, a…

  • Published: 14th Jul 2016
  • Author: Hannah Aldridge
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - London's Poverty Profile 2010: Reporting on the Recession

London's Poverty Profile 2010: Reporting on the Recession

The first London’s Poverty Profile covered the period up to the start of the economic downturn in early 2008. We noted then that between the compiling of the data and the publishing of the report, the economic landscape of London was being changed …

  • Published: 12th Oct 2010
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Anushree Parekh, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Wales 2009

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Wales 2009

This study is the 2009 edition of indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Wales, providing a comprehensive analysis of trends of poverty and social exclusion in Wales.. This is the second update of Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in Wa…

  • Published: 3rd Jun 2009
  • Author: Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - A Snapshot of Financial Inclusion: Policy and Practice in the UK 2007

A Snapshot of Financial Inclusion: Policy and Practice in the UK 2007

This review explores issues relating to banking, affordable credit, insurance, savings including pensions and money advice (debt and budgeting). It tracks policy and practice progress in reducing financial exclusion in these areas, covering the perio…

  • Published: 1st Jun 2007
  • Author: Peter Kenway
  • Category: Services

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