This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the universal credit sanctions regime. As the cost of living crisis rages on, the UK’s social safety net has a critical role to play in protecting people from deepening poverty and destitution. But a concerning trend has emerged: the rate of universal credit claimants experiencing sanctions...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at lessons for the UK from the US' Inflation Reduction Act. The UK is in urgent need of renewal. The country faces a series of challenges: stagnation and inequality, risks to national and energy security, and the climate and nature crises. In response to similar threats faced...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at experiences of people on the 10-year route to settlement. Around 170,000 people are estimated to have permission to remain in the UK on a ’10-year route to settlement’ - a pathway that requires them to accrue 10 years of continuous lawful residence before they can apply...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the risks to transformational change from reaching and breaching the Paris Agreement goal. The historical failure to sufficiently tackle the climate and ecological crisis could create consequences that challenge the ability of societies to tackle the root causes of this crisis. This is a doom loop:...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the North and the UK measure up in levelling up.  The UK continues to stand out internationally for the wrong reason: because it is the most regionally unbalanced large, advanced economy. Our latest analysis highlights continued and growing regional divides in productivity, incomes, job creation,...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at the gap in investment that the government needs to fill to gain energy independence with efficiency. In the autumn statement late last year, chancellor Jeremy Hunt argued that the only way to stop the UK being ‘at the mercy of international gas prices’ is energy independence...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how the UK can move ahead on vaccines, by harnessing the role of innovation and a wider range of public institutions. The Covid-19 vaccination has again demonstrated the value of vaccines – to lives, livelihoods, and national prosperity. Despite that success, it is imperative that the...

This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at how to increase public spending on climate and nature at speed to maximise economic opportunities. The UK drastically needs to reduce carbon emissions and address biodiversity loss. Meanwhile, the public, staring down the barrel of soaring costs and economic headwinds are looking for tangible improvements to...

This report from UK think tank IPPR sets out a framework to begin informing the policy response to improve population health nd limit harm caused by illness. Unlike many other comparable countries, the UK’s economic activity and employment rates are yet to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. Improvements in population health have stagnated in the...

This report from UK think tank IPPR exploring the case for a childcare guarantee in England. This paper is the second of two exploring the case for a childcare guarantee in England. This paper argues that delivering a childcare guarantee would rely on three core shifts – towards a sustainable funding settlement, a new deal...