In a rollercoaster year for Universal Credit, Rishi Sunak has pulled away extra help for the worst-off people, and returned to a decade-old focus on rewarding work. This helps some working families, but the Minimum Income Standard analysis shows it...
Most deprived schools hit hardest by education cuts in England, IFS says
Cuts to education spending in England over the last decade are “effectively without precedent in postwar UK history” and have hit the most deprived schools hardest, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Its report highlights how...
One in 10 UK families will struggle to cover basics this winter, charity finds
One in 10 UK families – about 3m households – are facing a cost of living crunch this winter, unable to cover even basic bills such as food and heating, according to Citizens Advice. One in five of all adults had cut back on their food shop or...
Where next for social security after recent Universal Credit announcements?
In this blog, Lucy Bannister (JRF Policy Campaigns Manager) explains how following the £20 cut to Universal Credit, changes to the taper rate and work allowance give some support for working families—but support for people out of work remains...
Social care cap could expose poorer homeowners to ‘catastrophic’ costs
Tens of thousands of England’s poorest pensioners face paying the same for their old age care as wealthier people after the government published details of the new cap on home and care costs. The move will save the government hundreds of millions of...
Real living wage rise puts pressure on UK government to raise minimum wage
More than 300,000 workers in the UK will get a pay rise from Monday as the charity behind the voluntary real living wage raises the minimum hourly rate amid growing fears over a squeeze on household incomes this winter. Set by the Living Wage...
