This guest post explores new work by York University on the future of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme
How three London boroughs used data to increase Healthy Start claims by over 5%
Policy in Practice’s campaign to increase Healthy Start claims has helped nearly 300 London families get nearly £31,000 in unclaimed support
What can England learn from Scotland’s devolved benefits policies?
As we gathered for the 2024 IRRV Scotland conference we look at devolved benefits policies in Scotland and ask what England can learn
Missing out: Over £1 billion in support is unclaimed in North East England each year
New research for the North East Child Poverty Commission identifies over £1 billion in unclaimed support in North East England. Read why
New study launched to investigate links between poverty and child welfare
The links between child welfare and financial precarcity will be explored with University of Kingston in this new two year study using data
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
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
Free School Meals should be extended to all households on Universal Credit
Free School Meals should be extended to all households on Universal Credit now to lessen the impact of the cost of living crisis on families.
What linking children’s social care and benefits data can tell us
Linking children’s social care and benefits data may tell us more about hardship experienced by families referred to children’s social care.
Free school meals should be for all school holidays, not just for Christmas
Our new analysis about free school meals shows how many families struggle to meet the extra costs of food in school holidays, and why. We also present strategies the government could adopt to ensure that no family is in financial crisis as a result of the school holidays, including extending free school meals to all children from households in receipt of Universal Credit.