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£30m for young people NEET
Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, has announced a new £30 million package to help improve the life chances of up to 200,000 vulnerable young people who…
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Attempts to abolish bedroom tax for survivors of domestic violence
Labour MP Alison Seabeck successfully negotiated the first stage in her bid to exempt social housing tenants occupying properties with safe and sanctuary rooms from…
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We need to transform our understanding of what ‘social care’ is in order to help people live decent lives, to put in place the…
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PIP redesign called for in new report
The next government should redesign the personal independence payment to reflect the costs disabled people encounter related to their disability, a report has said…
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Troubled families initiative might miss target
Government departments could miss targets for ‘turning around’ 120,000 troubled families by 2015 unless efforts are accelerated, a panel of MPs has said. Report…
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4th report on impact of welfare reform and poverty
A House of Commons ‘Work and Pensions Select Committee’ says welfare reforms to the support provided for housing costs are causing financial hardship to vulnerable…
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Joint public service ombudsman
Calls have been made to create a joint public ombudsman service for the United Kingdom. Parliamentary and health service ombudsman Julie Mellor and local…
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MPs vote for a further cap on welfare
The welfare cap approved by MPs last night risks will push 345,000 more children into poverty, a charity has warned. Research by Save the…
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Child neglect – report from Ofsted
Many children are being left in harmful situations for too long due to failings by local authorities to assess neglect effectively, according to a…
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Youth unemployment in Europe
Using new statistical analysis of the youth unemployment picture across Europe, this report assesses the different roles played by education and training, business behaviour…
