The new £69 billion Local Government Finance Settlement gives a welcome 6.8% increase to councils but short term funding is still a problem
Missing out 2024:
£23 billion of support is unclaimed each year
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Tackling economic inactivity: How will a locally led approach work?
Tackling economic inactivity via bold reforms must be fueled by data insights if it is to be effectively delivered by local areas
The Fraud, Error and Recovery Bill: A fresh approach to fraud or fuel for stigma?
We explore the DWP’s plans to tackle benefit fraud, balancing overpayment recovery with fairness, unclaimed benefits and systemic challenges
Welsh government launches country wide benefit take up campaign to improve living standards
Policy in Practice partners with the Welsh government to put LIFT into local authorities to close Wales’ £2 billion missing benefits gap
New claims for Pension Credit in 2025 will eat into the planned savings from the Winter Fuel Payment cut
Savings from the winter fuel payment cut will be offset by increased claims for Pension Credit, according to new Policy in Practice analysis
Policy in Practice’s Christmas message 2024
Deven’s Christmas message 2024 reflects on the huge impact our clients have achieved, driven by our product innovation. Here’s to 2025!
How will a single unique identifier improve safeguarding for children?
We talked about how a single unique identifier will enhance our MAST platform at the recent National Childrens and Adults Services conference
Five things to look out for in the Get Britain Working white paper
Ahead of the Get Britain Working white paper we outline five policy shifts we hope to see in the new employment support strategy
Enhancing debt collections and resident support through LIFT: Insights from the London Revenues Group
We spoke at the recent London Revenues Group about improving council revenue collections while supporting residents facing financial hardship
Mastering DWP MOU compliance audits: key insights from two local authorities
How two councils fared with DWP’s MOU compliance audits was discussed at a recent Universal Credit data roundtable. Read the insights
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