Search Publications

Latest Result - The State of Economic Justice in Birmingham and the Black Country 2021
Featured Publication - The State of Economic Justice in Birmingham and the Black Country 2021

The State of Economic Justice in Birmingham and the Black Country 2021

This is NPI’s second report on Economic Justice in Birmingham and the Black Country, funded and published by the Barrow Cadbury Trust. The question that a report on economic justice tries to answer is how fairly an economy generates and distributes i…

  • Published: 1st Feb 2021
  • Authors: Carla Ayrton, Charithra Chandran, Josh Holden, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - People and places in London most vulnerable to COVID-19 and its social and economic consequences

People and places in London most vulnerable to COVID-19 and its social and economic consequences

The disruption and strain of living amidst a pandemic is felt by all. However, the economic and health impacts do not fall evenly, with a social gradient of risk occurring where income, living conditions, employment type and working conditions dispro…

  • Published: 19th Oct 2020
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Cathy Street, Josh Holden, Rebecca Tunstall, Charithra Chandran, Carla Ayrton
  • Category: Health
Featured Publication - Evidence Into Action - A review of the report by Public Health England into disparities in risks and outcomes of COVID-19 between ethnic groups and by level of deprivation

Evidence Into Action - A review of the report by Public Health England into disparities in risks and outcomes of COVID-19 between ethnic groups and by level of deprivation

This is a briefing paper jointly authored with Jabeer Butt, Director of the Race Equality Foundation.  This briefing highlights two statistical findings found in the back of the first PHE report and adds a third based on our analysis of other inform…

  • Published: 26th Jun 2020
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Jabeer Butt
  • Category: Health
Featured Publication - Excess deaths in the time of Covid reflect the British state’s indifference to how society really works

Excess deaths in the time of Covid reflect the British state’s indifference to how society really works

This report builds on a blog by NPI Director Peter Kenway produced 8th May 2020 that addressed two misunderstandings on the Covid crisis in the UK: The first is that excess deaths in the time of Covid are largely restricted to deaths where Covid is m…

  • Published: 13th May 2020
  • Authors: Josh Holden, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Housing and Homelessness
Featured Publication - London's Poverty Profile 2017

London's Poverty Profile 2017

Key findings The proportion of Londoners living in poverty after housing costs are taken into account has fallen from 29% to 27% over the last six years. In the rest of England, the latest figure is 21%. The cost of housing is the main factor expl…

  • Published: 9th Oct 2017
  • Authors: Karen Barker, Theo Barry Born, Carla Ayrton, Otis Long, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Disability, long-term conditions and poverty

Disability, long-term conditions and poverty

Most studies underestimate levels of poverty among disabled people. This study shows the size of these underestimates, and explores the difficulty in escaping poverty through paid work – and how policymakers might tackle this. Key points Poverty …

  • Published: 15th Jul 2014
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Adam Tinson, Goretti Horgan, Ben Baumberg, Declan Gaffney
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2013

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2013

This annual report gives a comprehensive picture of poverty in the UK, featuring analysis of low income, unemployment, low pay, homelessness and ill health. A focus on the geographical distribution of disadvantage reveals that national averages mask…

  • Published: 8th Dec 2013
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Hannah Aldridge, , Peter Kenway, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - London's Poverty Profile 2013

London's Poverty Profile 2013

London’s Poverty Profile looks at the extent and depth of poverty and inequality in London. It is an independent report that presents evidence from official government data sources. The scope of this report is not limited to low income; it looks at…

  • Published: 14th Oct 2013
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, , Peter Kenway, Tom MacInnes, Adam Tinson
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2013

This report looks back over the last decade at trends in low income, unemployment and health inequalities in Scotland. It finds real improvements in pensioner and child poverty but a worrying growth in youth unemployment. The gap in life expectancy b…

  • Published: 21st Jan 2013
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Tom MacInnes, Hannah Aldridge
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2012

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2012

Our most recent report for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the current trends and patterns in poverty across the UK. Using official data, it covers a range of indicators including low income, ill health, homelessness and low educational outco…

  • Published: 26th Nov 2012
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, Peter Kenway, Tom MacInnes, Anushree Parekh
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Northern Ireland 2012

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Northern Ireland 2012

A follow up to our 2009 publication, this report looks at what has changed in Northern Ireland in the short and medium term. Using the most up-to-date statistics on low income, education, worklessness and benefit claims, it paints a picture of Northe…

  • Published: 5th May 2012
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Hannah Aldridge, Anushree Parekh, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010

The annual report on the state of poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom from the New Policy Institute and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Each report, using official government data, is built around a set of 50 indicators. The analysis …

  • Published: 6th Dec 2010
  • Authors: Anushree Parekh, Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Working-age ‘welfare’: who gets it, why, and what it costs

Working-age ‘welfare’: who gets it, why, and what it costs

The June 2010 Budget projected spending on social security benefits and tax credits of £193 billion in 2010/11 – 28 per cent of total public expenditure. Given the state of public finances, spending on this scale has to expect intense scrutiny. To he…

  • Published: 13th Oct 2010
  • Authors: Peter Kenway, Steve Fothergill, Goretti Horgan
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2010

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2010

This report is the 2010 edition of indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Scotland. It includes a broad review of relevant Scottish policy, using the framework of Achieving our Potential, the key Scottish policy document on poverty. Although S…

  • Published: 22nd Sep 2010
  • Authors: Anushree Parekh, Peter Kenway, Tom MacInnes
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2009

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2009

The recession is at the heart of this latest report monitoring poverty and social exclusion in the UK (published by the Rowntree Foundation in December 2009) for the simple reason that a recession inevitably means lower employment which in turn means…

  • Published: 3rd Dec 2009
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway, Anushree Parekh
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - London's Poverty Profile 2009

London's Poverty Profile 2009

This report covers London poverty (as measured by low income) and a range of other problems experienced by Londoners that tend to be associated with it, including unemployment and worklessness, low pay, poor health, weak educational outcomes and inad…

  • Published: 19th May 2009
  • Authors: Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2008

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2008

This is the tenth anniversary of MPSE annual reports, which provide an independent assessment of the progress being made in eliminating poverty and social exclusion in Britain. This report uses official government data from a wide range of sources, …

  • Published: 8th Dec 2008
  • Authors: Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2007

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2007

The annual report on the state of poverty and social exclusion in the United Kingdom from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the New Policy Institute. Providing a comprehensive analysis of trends and differences between groups, this report examines …

  • Published: 3rd Dec 2007
  • Authors: Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2006

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland 2006

This report is an independent assessment of progress in eliminating poverty and reducing social exclusion in Scotland. As well as low income, the report covers issues from work and education to health and housing.  As such, it covers both devolved a…

  • Published: 4th Dec 2006
  • Authors: Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2006

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2006

The ninth in a series providing an independent assessment of progress in eliminating poverty and reducing social exclusion. The report covers issues from work and education to health and housing.  The analysis is built around a set of 50 indicators …

  • Published: 4th Dec 2006
  • Authors: Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes, Peter Kenway
  • Category: Income and Poverty

Tags

austerity Bedroom Tax benefits Brexit budget business carers child poverty children and families Climate Change Climate Emergency communities company corporate sector council tax council tax benefit council tax revaluation council tax support Covid-19 cuts debt deficit demography deprivation devolution disability earnings economic inactivity economic policy economy education employment employment gap England ethnicity EU fuel poverty gender government Gypsy/Roma and Traveller health homeless homelessness housing housing benefit in-work poverty income inequality informal carers Ireland job quality labour market living costs living wage local government local government funding cuts local government pay claim localism London low income low pay low qualifications measurement of poverty migrants minimum wage National Living Wage neighbourhood services Northern Ireland older people overcrowding pay pensioners pensions poverty prevention private rented sector privatisation public spending recession retirement sanctions savings Scotland self-employment services social care social exclusion social rented sector social security spending cuts statistics taxation underemployment unemployment UNISON UNISON pay claim universal credit unpaid care utilities Wales water industry welfare welfare reform work working-age young adults youth employment