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Featured Publication - The Impact on Public Finances of meeting UNISON’s 2018/19 pay claim for NJC local government workers

The Impact on Public Finances of meeting UNISON’s 2018/19 pay claim for NJC local government workers

This paper provides an estimate of the overall impact on public finances of the 2018-19 National Joint Council (NJC) pay claim for employees in local government covered by the NJC. Although the NJC also covers the majority of school support staff, th…

  • Published: 16th Nov 2017
  • Authors: Adam Tinson, Issy Petrie
  • Category: Local Government
Featured Publication - Beyond shareholder value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform

Beyond shareholder value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform

The TUC book Beyond Shareholder Value: the reasons and choices for corporate governance reform includes 17 essays from organisations ranging from the Institute of Directors to the Fabian Society and the TUC. Other authors include Patrick Diamond from…

  • Published: 8th Jul 2014
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Ciaran Driver, Janet Williamson
  • Category: Economic Policy
Featured Publication - What will the latest poverty data tell us?

What will the latest poverty data tell us?

Key points The next set of poverty numbers are published on Tuesday 1st July. They will cover the year 2012/13. They will be the latest data available at the general election. We expect these numbers to show that little has changed: flat househol…

  • Published: 30th Jun 2014
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - The Overall Impact on Public Finances of Meeting the Local Government Trade Unions' 2014-15 Pay Claim

The Overall Impact on Public Finances of Meeting the Local Government Trade Unions' 2014-15 Pay Claim

This pamphlet, commissioned by Unison, seeks to estimate the overall impact on public finances of the Trade Union Side’s 2014-15 pay claim for all employees in local government covered by the National Joint Council (NJC). The claim is for an extra £1…

  • Published: 18th Dec 2013
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Local Government
Featured Publication - How Many Families are Affected by More than One Benefit Cut this April?

How Many Families are Affected by More than One Benefit Cut this April?

This paper looks at how many families will be affected by one or more of the benefit cuts that are introduced from April 2013. Government estimates so far have only dealt with the scope and depth of each cut on its own. Our research finds that 2.6 mi…

  • Published: 4th Apr 2013
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - A New Golden Rule

A New Golden Rule

What went wrong with the UK economy started going wrong several years before the financial crash of 2008. During the crash it got very much worse. It is still seriously wrong even now. Just as it dragged Labour down, so it will drag down the Coalitio…

  • Published: 3rd Sep 2012
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Dan Corry, Steve Barwick
  • Category: Economic Policy
Featured Publication - Shrinking the State?

Shrinking the State?

All major political parties now accept that the public sector deficit must be cut and the growth in the debt brought under control. With total public spending as a share of GDP close to the 1975 record, and with current spending (excluding investment…

  • Published: 10th Aug 2010
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Meghnad Desai
  • Category: Economic Policy
Featured Publication - 'Dynamic Benefits': A Response from NPI

'Dynamic Benefits': A Response from NPI

Dynamic Benefits: towards welfare that works was published by the Centre for Social Justice in September 2009. That it is the result of a serious investigation into a subject of great importance is clear from even a cursory reading. At first sight to…

  • Published: 1st Mar 2010
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - Reduced Pension Rights in the Local Government Pension Scheme: who is affected and how much does it cost Government?

Reduced Pension Rights in the Local Government Pension Scheme: who is affected and how much does it cost Government?

This briefing paper looks at what evidence there might be to support the case that members of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) should be better treated than the current proposals for reform from the employers envisage. The particular concer…

  • Published: 1st Feb 2006
  • Author: Peter Kenway
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - The Living Wage and the Public Sector's Role in Establishing Employment Standards

The Living Wage and the Public Sector's Role in Establishing Employment Standards

Local government and health authorities play a key role in tackling poverty and its consequences, such as health inequalities. Yet public sector employment practices can run against these ambitions. In particular, many support services are now provid…

  • Published: 1st Sep 2001
  • Authors: Steven Fuller, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Work and Pay
Featured Publication - Responsibility For All: A National Strategy for Social Inclusion

Responsibility For All: A National Strategy for Social Inclusion

This report considers the future strategy for combating poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom. It is the result of a year-long study, conducted by the New Policy Institute and the Fabian Society, with direct contributions from over a hun…

  • Published: 10th Jan 2001
  • Authors: Catherine Howarth, Peter Kenway, Guy Palmer
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Is there still a case for the State Pension?

Is there still a case for the State Pension?

Even though the government has announced a substantial rise in the State Retirement Pension (SRP) from April 2001, it continues to insist that future increases should be linked to prices rather than earnings. At the same time, it is also promoting th…

  • Published: 2nd Oct 2000
  • Authors: Mohibur Rahman, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - Food Access: Whose Responsibility?

Food Access: Whose Responsibility?

In Spring 2000, the New Policy Institute held a seminar to review four recent research projects addressing food access for low income communities, and to discuss where responsibility lies for resolving this complex issue and what solutions might be g…

  • Published: 1st May 2000
  • Authors: Cathy Street, Catherine Howarth
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Water Charging and Social Justice: Why Politicians Must Act

Water Charging and Social Justice: Why Politicians Must Act

This paper is a collection of essays on the water industry and social justice with contributions from  Peter Kenway (New Policy Institute), Janet Wright (OXERA), Keith Harris (Wessex  Water), and Peter Vass (Centre for the study of Regulated Industri…

  • Published: 1st May 2000
  • Author: Guy Palmer
  • Category: Services
Featured Publication - Meaningful Choices: The Policy Options for Financial Exclusion

Meaningful Choices: The Policy Options for Financial Exclusion

The issues associated with financial services for low income consumers are usually divided into four broad categories: basic banking services, credit, insurance, and long term savings (including pensions). This report focuses on the first two of thes…

  • Published: 1st Jul 1999
  • Authors: Guy Palmer, Nick Donovan
  • Category: Services
Featured Publication - Beyond Privatisation: Government Strategies for Influencing Outcomes

Beyond Privatisation: Government Strategies for Influencing Outcomes

The aim of this paper is to stimulate discussion about possible new forms of  government intervention. The performance of our major services, from health and education to the  privatised utilities and personal finance, is of vital importance in mode…

  • Published: 1st Jul 1998
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Guy Palmer, Keith Ruddle
  • Category: Economic Policy

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