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Featured Publication - An Assessment of Local Social Security Provision in London

An Assessment of Local Social Security Provision in London

Like all English local authorities, London boroughs are now responsible not just for delivering certain elements of the social security system but for designing them too. This is a result of both the devolution of services that were once national to …

  • Published: 21st May 2019
  • Authors: Carla Ayrton, Peter Kenway, Josh Holden
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
Featured Publication - Demography and deprivation in Southwark and Tower Hamlets

Demography and deprivation in Southwark and Tower Hamlets

This paper uses statistics to describe demographics, housing, education, employment, poverty and deprivation across and within Southwark, Tower Hamlets, and the City of London. The first half of the paper focuses on comparisons between the boroughs …

  • Published: 6th Sep 2016
  • Author: Theo Barry Born
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Movements of housing benefit claimants in London

Movements of housing benefit claimants in London

There is widespread concern that poor families are being displaced from London. Recent welfare reforms were predicted to make parts of the capital unaffordable to people on low incomes. In addition, there are anecdotal examples of low income families…

  • Published: 13th May 2016
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, Tom MacInnes
  • Category: Housing and Homelessness
Featured Publication - Can LHA reforms achieve their aims in London?

Can LHA reforms achieve their aims in London?

The aim of this study is to explore the impacts of the changes to Local Housing Allowance (LHA) introduced by this government within the context of London’s higher housing costs. The main findings are: Lowering LHA rates always makes a household w…

  • Published: 17th Jun 2014
  • Category: Housing and Homelessness
Featured Publication - Referendum briefing: housing and low income in Scotland

Referendum briefing: housing and low income in Scotland

An overview of housing costs for low-income families in Scotland. This second referendum briefing looks at housing costs in Scotland, how the Scottish Government has used its powers on housing to date and the challenges that lie ahead. Key points …

  • Published: 27th Apr 2014
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, Tom MacInnes
  • Category: Income and Poverty
Featured Publication - Benefit Changes and Their Estimated Impact

Benefit Changes and Their Estimated Impact

This short document is our attempt to list the benefit changes announced in the last five years. It captures what has or will happen across four broad categories: Sickness or disability related benefits (including Employment Support Allowance and …

  • Published: 9th May 2013
  • Authors: Hannah Aldridge, Peter Kenway, Tom MacInnes, Anushree Parekh
  • Category: Social Security and Welfare Reform
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 Review of Government Policies that have an Impact on the Single Homeless

A Review of Government Policies that have an Impact on the Single Homeless

This paper is a review of Government policies that can potentially benefit single homeless people. It was commissioned by Crisis to inform their work on hidden homelessness and is the reference document for some of the recommendations made within the…

  • Published: 1st Oct 2004
  • Authors: Naomi Parsons, Guy Palmer
  • Category: Housing and Homelessness

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