Policy in Practice was invited to the Prime Minister’s launch of further reforms to the disability benefits system today. Read our thoughts.
Back to work? How a tougher conditionality regime risks moving people away from employment
We look at past policies on economic inactivity to see if new policies will increase UC claims from people who are expected to look for work
Autumn Statement 2023: Uprating benefits – the long view
We explore the uprating of benefits and the state pension in our second analysis of the Autumn Statement 2023
Is now the time for a minimum income for benefit recipients?
We spoke on a panel discussing Bright Blue’s new report proposing a minimum income for benefit recipients plus other reforms
An inflation linked rise to benefits is the minimum needed to protect low income families
A rise to benefits of at least 10% is needed to keep families afloat. We find that benefits are worth 7.5% less now than 9 years ago
Energy Price Guarantee: low income households will still struggle this winter
We review what the new Energy Price Guarantee means for families and their energy bills, and identify where help is still needed