Deven Ghelani comments on Child Poverty Action Group’s Rough Justice report into fluctuating earnings and Universal Credit.
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A visit to Glasgow’s Universal Credit Service Centre
Deven Ghelani visited Glasgow’s Universal Credit service centre with Lord Kirkwood to understand the experiences of frontline practitioners who are delivering Universal Credit Full service.
Universal Credit and the Work and Health Programme: stories from the frontline
Policy in Practice was joined by Pluss and Ingeus to deliver a talk on Universal Credit and the Work and Health Programme at this year’s new Employment and Skills conference.
Big Issue founder leads Policy in Practice discussion on preventing vulnerability
Policy in Practice’s third Leading Lights Network event was sponsored by Lord Bird, founder of the Big Issue, and held at the House of Lords. The theme was preventing vulnerability, with a particular focus on the Homelessness Reduction Act. Read this summary of what was discussed.
Lord Bird’s Creditworthiness Assessment Bill can help prevent vulnerability
Policy in Practice supports Lord Bird’s Creditworthiness Assessment Bill and its potential to tackle financial vulnerability. Councils can do more to prevent homelessness using their own data and, on 17 July, our next Leading Lights Network event at the House of Lords will hear how.
Michael Smith’s experience with MND and the benefits system
Michael and I married in 2013. He was diagnosed with MND aged 33 and passed away in January 2018. In the last year of his life I became his primary carer. Policy in Practice and the MND Association asked me to share my experience of MND and the benefits system.
The implications of Universal Credit for people living with Motor Neurone Disease
On Global Motor Neurone Disease (MND) awareness day 2018 we launch our report: The implications of Universal Credit on people living with motor neurone disease (MND), commissioned by the MND Association. This post highlights some of our findings.
Four practical steps the DWP can take today to improve Universal Credit
Policy in Practice responds to the NAO’s Rolling out Universal Credit report with four constructive suggestions that DWP can implement immediately to improve Universal Credit so it delivers more value for money for taxpayers and claimants.
Understand the impact of Universal Credit on rent collection
Guest speaker Bill Irvine, UC Advice & Advocacy, joined Deven Ghelani and Zoe Charlesworth, to discuss the impact of Universal Credit on rent collection. They covered what the latest policy updates mean for landlords and what practical steps they can take to help tenants and protect rental income.
Help vulnerable households deal with debt
Hear about our award winning work with Phoenix to vulnerable households deal with debt early whilst improving collection processes and reducing costs. With Carole Kenney, Phoenix, and Nick Rowe, London Borough of Ealing.
Proactively tackle homelessness
View slides and recording to hear about our work to proactively tackle homelessness using local predictors, developed with household data. With Claire Horton, Newcastle City Council.
Universal Credit is the next big test for ‘Hostile Environment’ immigration policies
Hostile environment immigration policies mean 7 million low income families must pass the Habitual Residency Test to claim Universal Credit.