This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation aims to provide policy direction for how Government and employers can work together to help retain more people. The new Government has set an ambitious target to raise the employment rate to 80% – which would represent an increase of approximately 2.4 million more people in...

This report from UK think tank Civitas diagnoses what has gone wrong with the Church of England in recent years, and makes the case for returning to what works. The parish church has been a foundational part of cultural life in England for hundreds of years. England’s 12,500 parish churches are ‘treasure houses’ of national...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice calls on the new government to ensure that the needs of disabled and sick people are at the heart of their plans to ‘get Britain working’. In 2021 the Centre for Social Justice published Now is the Time, a landmark report on disability in...

This report from UK think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at tackling barriers for disabled people wanting to work. This report focuses on reforms to support disabled people who can work into the labour market. It proposes several reforms to work-related disability benefits and related employment support, informed by new joint research by JRF...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Government recommends a range of steps that government can take to make youth work more accessible and sustainable. Youth work is proven to have positive outcomes for young people in the short term – including improved mental health, educational attainment, and reduced crime and antisocial behaviour....

This report from UK think tank the Jobs Foundation looks at how business plays a crucial role in helping people from welfare into work. After almost a year of work, interviewing hundreds of businesses and community leaders across Great Britain, the Jobs Foundation was delighted to launch its foundational research – a report entitled Two...

This report from UK think tank IPPR calls for an end to the ineffective use of resources on unsuitable accommodation and proposes a reimagined approach to asylum housing. Asylum accommodation costs have soared in recent years, with billions of pounds being spent on housing people in inadequate conditions, which is both a waste of public...

This report from UK think tank the Social Market Foundation examines the case for alternatives to traditional fireworks. Fireworks have become part and parcel of British winters and cultural life – but they can cause serious harm to all types of animals. This report outlines how we can minimise the impact of these celebrations on...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Policy Research looks at the interaction between Universal Credit and additional means-tested help This report explores the interaction between Universal Credit (UC), earnings, ‘passported’ benefits and other means-tested help for working claimants. These are income-based forms of financial and in-kind help with essential living costs that...

This report from UK think tank the Work Foundation analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. This report analyses the impact that the quality of work has on long-term employment outcomes. Using longitudinal data, we tracked the employment trajectories of 10,804 UK workers in secure and insecure jobs over...

This report from UK think tank IPPR central contention contends that better health is Britain's greatest untapped route to prosperity. The nation’s health challenges have reached historic proportions, and change is needed. Led by an understanding that the boldest health reforms only come when there is a strong social and economic case for them, this...

This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics makes the case for universal wellbeing measurement. A large coalition of children’s charities, teachers, and parents are calling for the UK government to urgently address the deepening children’s wellbeing crisis by introducing universal wellbeing measurement across England. 25 of the UK’s leading organisations across youth, education...

This report from UK think tank Pro Bono Economics looks at children's services spending from 2011 - 2023. Council spending on children’s services has now reached a tipping point. For the first time, more was spent on residential care placements than early intervention services. This poses a major challenge for central and local governments, as...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Justice looks at ending loneliness among older people. Britain is a lonely nation. This report shows that nearly six in 10 adults feel lonely at least some of the time. This equates to 31.4 million people. But older people buck the trend. Just over four in...

This report from UK think tank the Centre for Social Justice puts together an analysis of low-income voters to encourage all parties to make social justice their priority. Five years ago, with a general election looming, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) polled low-income voters on how they viewed the major political parties. Almost 8...