https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/saving-penalties/ Means-tested benefits in Britain are built on the principle that individuals with significant financial resources should use those before turning to the state for help. That’s why wealth – as well as income – is assessed when determining eligibility and entitlement levels for means-tested support. But while income means-testing has been widely studied and…
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Saving penalties.
Deeper in Debt: Citizens Advice debt data update
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publications/deeper-in-debt-citizens-advice-debt-data-update/ Debt levels are rising sharply, and cases are becoming more complex and harder to resolve. The road to debt recovery is long, and impossible for many. These insights highlight the challenges facing people with debt and the need for government action.
Understanding the psychological harm of utilities debt collection and disconnection
https://www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications/connection-lost/ More than half of those in some form of utilities arrears have a mental health problem (52%). More concerningly, people with severe and enduring mental illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar or schizophrenia are over four times as likely to be in some form of utility debt as those without a mental health problem. Being…
Emergency Information
You might find yourself caught short of money and need help with essentials like food or paying your bills. Please look at the range of support options we discuss in this guide. https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/emergency-information/benefits-not-enough-to-meet-my-needs
Private rent and house prices, UK: September 2024
https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/privaterentandhousepricesuk/september2024 1.Main pointsAverage UK private rents increased by 8.4% in the 12 months to August 2024 (provisional estimate), down from 8.6% in the 12 months to July 2024. Average rents increased to £1,327 (8.5%) in England, £752 (8.5%) in Wales, and £969 (7.6%) in Scotland, in the 12 months to August 2024. In Northern Ireland,…
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the length of time to undertake a PIP review.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-09-09/4836 Answered on16 September 2024 We continue to prioritise new claims to PIP to ensure claims are put into payment as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, this means many customers are waiting longer than expected for their review to be undertaken.
Empty plates and cold homes: What it’s like to grow up in poverty in 2024
https://www.barnardos.org.uk/research/empty-plates-and-cold-homes-what-its-grow-poverty-2024 Poverty affects every part of a child’s life and leaves too many struggling with their education, health and happiness. Today, more than one in four children in the UK live in poverty and around one million children are living in extreme poverty.
JRF – Cost of Living dashboard
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/insight.infrastructure/viz/JRF-CostofLivingdashboard/Home Cost of living dashboardNow, we bring you the cost of living dashboard where you can explore some of the data we have gathered in an interactive way. It shows: the types of essentials people reported going without the types of bills people reported being in arrears with.
Government support extended to help struggling households with bills and essential costs over winter
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-support-extended-to-help-struggling-households-with-bills-and-essential-costs-over-winter Millions of vulnerable people to receive help this winter as the Work and Pensions Secretary extends the Household Support Fund £421 million boost for local authorities in England to help people most in need with the cost of their energy, food and water, with £79 million for devolved administrations
The Living Standards Outlook 2024
https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications/the-living-standards-outlook-2024/ After what looks set to be the worst Parliament on record for income growth, the new Government came to power promising to kickstart economic growth as the first of its ‘five missions’, emphasising that this is the key to unlocking improvements in living standards. This is the right area to focus on as, prior…