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21 Jun 19
Universities generate £95bn in output for the economy - the next government must come up with a long-term, sustainable funding proposal to safeguard them, says Universities UK’s Karmjit Kaur.
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21 Jun 19
A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
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21 Jun 19
Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
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20 Jun 19
A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
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19 Jun 19
Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
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14 Jun 19
Decentralising the financial system could rebalance growth across the country - and help local authorities as they become increasingly reliant on business rates, suggest Ben Gardiner and Ron...
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14 Jun 19
Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
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13 Jun 19
The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
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5 Jun 19
An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
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31 May 19
Former chief civil servant Bob Kerslake has called for the creation of a £250bn fund to tackle deep-rooted regional inequalities.
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30 May 19
Cut tuition fees to £7,500 a year and reinstate maintenance grants, Theresa May has urged in backing a government-commissioned review.
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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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28 May 19
The government has produced a first-of-its-kind practical guide to help prevent households from overpaying council tax.
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27 May 19
The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
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22 May 19
An “ideological” pursuit of austerity has replaced the Britain’s social safety net with a “harsh and uncaring ethos”, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip...
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17 May 19
Council tax increasingly resembles poll tax - hitting the poor hardest - for Londoners and must be reformed, a think-tank has said.
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13 May 19
Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
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10 May 19
A responsible government cannot balance its books on the backs of its poorest, most vulnerable citizens with little or no regard for them, says MP Frank Field.
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26 Apr 19
The supply of new homes will not be enough to solve the severe undersupply of housing in this country, says CIPFA’s Tim Reade.
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25 Apr 19
A record 1.6 million food bank parcels were given out in the UK last year, a charity has found.
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12 Apr 19
Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
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5 Apr 19
How austerity and the dismantling of ‘Stalinist’ regional aid has divided an entire country. Peter Hetherington reports.
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4 Apr 19
Members of the Windrush Generation who wrongly lost jobs, benefits, homes and access to health care will have access to at least £200m compensation.
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4 Apr 19
Up to 67% of councils feel they lack the funding to meet new duties to tackle homelessness, analysis has found.
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1 Apr 19
Thirty per cent of the UK’s children - 4.1 million – are living on less than 60% of the current median income, according to official data.
21 Jun 19Universities generate £95bn in output for the economy - the next government must come up with a long-term, sustainable funding proposal to safeguard them, says Universities UK’s Karmjit Kaur.
21 Jun 19A comprehensive national strategy backed by proper funding and infrastructure is required to tackle the growing crisis of homelessness, according to a report from the Local Government Information...
21 Jun 19Concentrating UK aid on large middle-income countries risks reducing the focus on poverty and the government’s new “leaving no one behind” philosophy, a watchdog has said.
20 Jun 19A new global resettlement scheme for vulnerable refugees is being created from next year, replacing the current programmes and welcoming in around 5,000 more refugees in the UK.
19 Jun 19Schools cannot be expected to address the problems disadvantaged children face on their own - it’s down to society too, says education secretary Damian Hinds.
14 Jun 19Decentralising the financial system could rebalance growth across the country - and help local authorities as they become increasingly reliant on business rates, suggest Ben Gardiner and Ron...
14 Jun 19Real income growth has ground to a halt after five years of recovery, with lowest income households hardest hit because of cuts in benefits and tax credits.
13 Jun 19The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
5 Jun 19An £8.3bn package of investment in social security could lift 700,000 children out of poverty, according to charity analysis.
31 May 19Former chief civil servant Bob Kerslake has called for the creation of a £250bn fund to tackle deep-rooted regional inequalities.
29 May 19Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
28 May 19The government has produced a first-of-its-kind practical guide to help prevent households from overpaying council tax.
27 May 19The UK’s taxes on the whole are progressive – with council tax being the only one that is regressive, an economic think-tank has said.
22 May 19An “ideological” pursuit of austerity has replaced the Britain’s social safety net with a “harsh and uncaring ethos”, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip...
13 May 19Councils will now have a legal duty to protect victims of domestic abuse, the prime minister has announced.
10 May 19A responsible government cannot balance its books on the backs of its poorest, most vulnerable citizens with little or no regard for them, says MP Frank Field.
26 Apr 19The supply of new homes will not be enough to solve the severe undersupply of housing in this country, says CIPFA’s Tim Reade.
25 Apr 19A record 1.6 million food bank parcels were given out in the UK last year, a charity has found.
12 Apr 19Local authority pothole cash, the army and apprenticeship figures and areas that have seen the biggest wage rises - all in the Numbers Game from the April 2019 edition of Public...
5 Apr 19How austerity and the dismantling of ‘Stalinist’ regional aid has divided an entire country. Peter Hetherington reports.
4 Apr 19Members of the Windrush Generation who wrongly lost jobs, benefits, homes and access to health care will have access to at least £200m compensation.
1 Apr 19Thirty per cent of the UK’s children - 4.1 million – are living on less than 60% of the current median income, according to official data.
