Drawing on new research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Professor Glen Bramley considers what policies would substantially reduce poverty in the UK.
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Select Committee Report misses opportunity to be radical on homelessness
Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Sarah Johnsen and Beth Watts reflect on recent recommendations to strengthen the homelessness safety net in England.
The ‘more or less?’ quiz on ‘counting the cost of uk poverty’
Glen Bramley discusses the findings of his new Joseph Rowntree Foundation research counting the costs of poverty in the UK.
Destitution and foodbanks in the UK: new evidence sheds light on topical debates
Dr Filip Sosenko examines food bank use in the UK drawing on new data from the JRF-funded Destitution study.
The most deprived areas have borne the brunt of local government budget cuts
A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report from researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot Watt’s I-SPHERE shows that the most deprived areas of England have seen the largest cuts in funding since 2010. The
Miliband’s mansion tax leaves unfair council tax unreformed
Ed Miliband’s proposal to raise £1.2 billion by levying a ‘mansion tax’ on properties worth in excess of £2 million provides no solution to the unresolved issue of property taxation
Young adults hit hardest by benefit sanctions
A new report published today focuses on conditional welfare arrangements, highlighting the disproportionate impact sanctions are having on young people.
Tackling Poverty in the UK: the best evidence and the right perspective
Earlier this year, I took part in an event focusing on how lasting change for people and places in poverty can be achieved. Here is my answer – By Beth Watts.
The size of cuts does matter, Minister
Ministers dismissed evidence that the most deprived areas have been hardest hit by cuts, but they themselves were wrong to do so, writes Professor Glen Bramley.
Coping with the cuts? Local government and poorer communities
It was clear from the moment the Coalition Government announced its austerity programme in 2010 that local government services would take a disproportionate reduction in resources, unprecedented in recent times.