A report from Citizens Advice about how to make employment support more effective for young people who are not in employment, education or training (NEET).

New figures obtained by The Lead show more than one third of people at risk from cuts to universal credit disability payments are over 50 – a group facing some of the highest barriers to finding work

A 19-year gap in healthy life expectancy currently divides the poorest and richest communities in the UK. This gap is not an accident. It…

Spotlight report by Dr Sarah Hadfield on how Universal Credit could better support victim-survivors of domestic abuse.

Report funded by the Health Foundation exploring the links between housing and health

How a failure to uprate housing support is causing hardship for low-income renters

Since its introduction in 2013, Universal Credit (UC) has gradually replaced legacy benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance…

Briefing by Victoria Anns on how the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

Evidence and insights from Citizens Advice, highlighting three key ways the Access to Work scheme could be improved to better support disabled people to work.

At Citizens Advice, we helped 225,000 people with Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in 2025 alone. That means we have a unique insight…

Briefing by Victoria Anns on how the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

Ever worried that when shopping online you’re being subtly influenced by the way digital platforms are designed? Well, we’ve just proved…

This blog has been co-written by Maddy Rose, Senior Policy Researcher, and Victoria Anns, Policy Researcher.

This autumn, the government has the chance to take action on one of Universal Credit’s longest-standing problems: “the 5 week wait”.

Disabled people can get extra support under Universal Credit (UC) if they’re found eligible after a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). But…

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

Changes to welfare reforms not enough to protect newly sick and disabled people from financial hardship

Our first blog outlined the new disability cuts bill, and our second highlighted how Anita* would be affected by the proposed cuts.

Organisations say planned four-point rule will not properly take into account menstruation and other hygiene needs

On Tuesday 1st July, MPs will be asked to vote on the UC & PIP Bill, which contains the biggest cuts to social security in a decade. This briefing from ten organisations including Scope, Citizens Advi...

Governments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again