Black pupils are more likely to be identified as having special educational needs, a study has found. The Oxford University study found that black Caribbean pupils, including those with mixed heritage, are twice as likely to be identified as having...
Significant increase in the number of households living below the minimum income standard reports the JRF
The Joseph Rowntree Trust’s latest Households below a Minimum Income Standard (MIS) research this week has revealed how nearly 19 million people are living below MIS, up from 16.5 million in 2008/09. Read more. Share this:Click to share on...
Money and Meaning: How working-age social security benefit recipients understand and use their money
23 January 2019 This CASE Brief summarises Kate Summers’ doctoral research. The research aimed to develop a detailed picture of how working-age social security benefit recipients understand and use their money. Forty-three indepth, qualitative...
Low wages see four in 10 childcare workers reliant on benefits
More than 40 per cent of childcare workers are claiming benefits or tax credits as a result of being poorly paid – a higher proportion than less-qualified hairdressers and beauticians. More than 40 per cent of childcare workers claim in-work...
Low wages see four in 10 childcare workers reliant on benefits
More than 40 per cent of childcare workers are claiming benefits or tax credits as a result of being poorly paid – a higher proportion than less-qualified hairdressers and beauticians. More than 40 per cent of childcare workers claim in-work...
Child poverty: One million under-10s ‘face desperate Christmas’
One million children aged 10 and under are set to miss out on basics such as warm clothing and fresh food over the coming month and face a “Dickensian” Christmas, a charity has warned. Analysis by Action for Children of Department for...
