Unclaimed benefits: Discover how experts from different industries are supporting their customers during the cost of living crisis.
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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
How new extra support for childcare will help families on Universal Credit
Families on Universal Credit can claim back more of the cost of childcare from Wednesday 28 June but we ask if the policy goes far enough
Benefit levels in the UK: Policy in Practice’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee
UK benefit levels are 7.5% lower than a decade ago. Read Deven Ghelani’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee on their adequacy
Cross-party event marks 10 years of Universal Credit at the House of Lords
Ministers joined practitioners to discuss Universal Credit at 10 in an event hosted by Policy in Practice and the CSJ at the House of Lords
Is a social tariff the best solution to high energy prices?
From July 2023 the Ofgem price cap will be £2,074. This blog lists the best way to provide households with support for energy bills
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 we can use administrative data in research to create impact
Unlocking insights from administrative data is what our research team does. Read about their current projects and plans for 2023
How to give 8,500 Londoners up to £3,700 of unclaimed Pension Credit
A data-led campaign to boost take-up of unclaimed Pension Credit identifies 8,500 Londoners for £3,700 of additional income each year
Spring Budget 2023: Fewer barriers to work but harsher conditionality
Spring Budget 2023: Ending the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), changes to childcare and more support for energy bills. We take a look
New report: Putting the ‘Universal’ in Universal Credit
Putting the ‘Universal’ in Universal Credit finds that broken housing and childcare markets mean more families can access Universal Credit
Household Support Fund: Schemes should consider new Local Welfare Assistance research
Money for Household Support Fund schemes has been announced and new research about Local Welfare Assistance schemes can help with plan designs