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welfare

May 15, 2019

Many young women 'unsafe and separated from children' under Government housing policy

The Government’s housing benefit policy is forcing under-35s into unsafe and inadequate housing that puts many young women at risk, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Southampton, published with Young Women’s Trust.
November 11, 2018

Campsfield House immigration removal centre to close

Reforms are in response to Stephen Shaw’s review into the welfare of vulnerable people in detention.
September 21, 2018

Sentencing guidelines for young adults would improve outcomes, says new report

A new report says the area of the brain that helps regulate decision-making and impulse control does not cease developing until around the age of 25.
September 21, 2018

UK Government 'lagging behind in making budgets work for women'

The Women’s Budget Group is urging the UK Government to follow the example of the Scottish Government in analysing economic policies for their equality impact.
August 12, 2018

Overtime bill should be used to employ more officers, says Police Federation

The Government should invest the millions of pounds spent on police overtime in employing more officers, says the Police Federation of England and Wales.
August 4, 2018

Public backs Basic Income experiments in local areas, RSA poll finds

Forty per cent of the public would welcome Basic Income experiments in their local area while just 15 per cent would oppose them, an RSA survey has found.
July 26, 2018

Liberty calls for urgent action on immigration detention

The government is locking up survivors of rape, trafficking and torture without telling them how long they will be held or when they will be released.
July 21, 2018

Londoners and Scots share distinct social views, finds research

Londoners hold distinct views to the rest of Britain but share substantial common ground with Scots, according to new findings by the National Centre for Social Research
May 31, 2018

Academics call for a major rebalance of the welfare system

Researchers say benefit sanctions are likely to exacerbate social exclusion among disadvantaged populations.
March 5, 2018

Resolution Foundation makes the case for higher taxes on wealth

Higher capital taxes on Britian's record levels of wealth are needed, says the Resolution Foundation, including a reform of Council Tax and Inheritance Tax.