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Summaries from research projects

Summaries (including Findings) from our research projects.


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Reference: Title/description: Date:
2219 Engaging and empowering women in poverty
A project to empower women in poverty to take part in the policy-making process.
30 Jul 2008
2255 Transforming disadvantaged places: effective strategies for places and people
This study summarises evidence about the underlying forces affecting deprived places across Britain, and explores how interventions aimed at both people and places can be strengthened to tackle disadvantage.
25 Jul 2008
2258 Person-centred support: what service users and practitioners say
Opinions of service users, practitioners and managers on person-centred support.
23 Jul 2008
2249 Immigration and social cohesion in the UK
This study is about understanding the relationship between recent immigration and social cohesion in the context of other social and economic transformations that affect everyday life for everyone living in the UK.
21 Jul 2008
2234 Financial inclusion in the UK: Review of policy and practice
Review of initiatives to tackle financial exclusion.
16 Jul 2008
2254 The housing market recession and sustainable home-ownership
Drawing on evidence from previous periods of instability, this study reviews how the government might respond to housing market recessions in the short term, and what longer-term measures it might take to promote sustainability through the housing market cycle.
16 Jul 2008
2250 Immigration and inclusion in South Wales
This research explores the impact of new migration on established communities in south-east Wales, in particular on the issues of community, integration and cohesion.
15 Jul 2008
2247 Diversity, complexity and change in parenting
Parenting during early and middle childhood and how it changes over time.
11 Jul 2008
2237 The benefits of providing new public transport in deprived areas
An assessment of the value of new transport services to people living in deprived neighbourhoods in England.
9 Jul 2008
2244 A minimum income standard for Britain: what people think
A minimum income standard, based on what people said is needed to achieve an acceptable standard of living in Britain today.
1 Jul 2008

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