Policy in Practice’s campaign to increase Healthy Start claims has helped nearly 300 London families get nearly £31,000 in unclaimed support
Spring Budget 2024: Marginal tax rates improved for low earners and families but more to do
SB24: We look at marginal tax rates and find that the Chancellor should have abolished the High Income Child Benefit Charge altogether
Autumn statement 2023: Benefit households gain £5.65 a month but 30% more fall into negative budgets
Our final analysis of Autumn Statement 2023 looks at how all the policies announced impact households on the lowest incomes
Autumn Statement 2023: Will increases to the Local Housing Allowance reduce homelessness?
We analyse the increase to the Local Housing Allowance rate to see how it impacts a privately renting household’s ability to meet their rent
Water bills to jump by 40% yet £900 million of water social tariffs unclaimed
Water bills will soar by 40% this winter yet £900 million of social tariffs is unclaimed a year. Read how data analysis is helping
How two housing providers boosted tenants’ incomes by over £5 million
Tenants from Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Community Housing received free benefit checks to boost incomes by over £5 million
What you get when you join our LIFT community
Policy in Practice’s Low Income Family Tracker (LIFT) platform connects you to a community of practitioners using data to improve lives
New analysis: Missing out: £19 billion of support goes unclaimed each year
New analysis from Policy in Practice finds that 21 million families are missing out on £19 billion of unclaimed benefits
How one council identified three preventative ways to support residents in debt
Read new analysis on how to best support residents in debt. Three findings from our work with one London Borough can be adopted elsewhere.
Autumn Statement 2022 and low income families
We review the Autumn Statement 2022 and what it will deliver for low-income households who will need support in 2023.