As the pressure of the cost of living crisis mounts, the Government has the opportunity to return incomes to growth for low- and middle-income households.

Repeated freezes have left Local Housing Allowance rates trailing far behind real rents. Rent controls would cut the cost of restoring the link by slowing rent growth.

This summary of our Poverty in Scotland 2026 report covers the public’s feelings about local government, the need for local funding reform and calls for councils to use all levers available to reduce ...

With targets missed and poverty too high, radical change is needed. Local government needs to play a bigger role in poverty reduction, both in their delivery and in a healthier relationship with the S...

Millions of people in Great Britain face increase from Thursday to an average of £1,723 a year for a typical home

England's social care charging system is unfair, expensive to use and does little to protect the economically insecure. New analysis shows why.

The new prime minister wants to reduce social security spend by tackling underlying causes of need, not with blunt cuts. This would be popular and effective.

Why we need a bold offer for community spaces, groups and activities to reverse decline and tackle double disadvantage in neighbourhoods across England.