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Why now is the right time to bring forward the Employment Bill

Why now is the right time to bring forward the Employment Bill

29th Jul 2021
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How to make jobs work and reverse the injustice of working in poverty

How to make jobs work and reverse the injustice of working in poverty

20th Jul 2021
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The Employment Bill is a chance to improve jobs for low-paid workers

The Employment Bill is a chance to improve jobs for low-paid workers

21st Apr 2021
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How to wind down the furlough scheme while protecting people in poverty

How to wind down the furlough scheme while protecting people in poverty

11th Feb 2021
Low-paid workers who lose their jobs likely to face intense competition for new roles

Low-paid workers who lose their jobs likely to face intense competition for new roles

10th Feb 2021
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#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

29th Jan 2021
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COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

COVID-19 is adding more stress and insecurity for people in poverty

13th Jan 2021
Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

9th Sep 2020
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Coronavirus: three things our social security must do to keep people afloat

Coronavirus: three things our social security must do to keep people afloat

20th Mar 2020
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How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

28th Oct 2019
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Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

16th Oct 2019
Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

Creating a social change organisation from a leading foundation

26th Jul 2019
Three systems we can redesign to end food poverty

Three systems we can redesign to end food poverty

25th Apr 2019
Why working parents are struggling to repel the rising tide of poverty

Why working parents are struggling to repel the rising tide of poverty

4th Dec 2018
We have a new way to measure poverty – now let’s act to solve it

We have a new way to measure poverty – now let’s act to solve it

17th Sep 2018
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Universal Credit needs reform to unlock families from in-work poverty

Universal Credit needs reform to unlock families from in-work poverty

10th Sep 2018
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