Lisa Scullion

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2024-07-02T13:27:52Z – Benefits assessments can re-traumatise veterans. We spoke to more than 100 to find out how the process could be improved

A trauma-informed approach could be life-changing for a wide range of vulnerable claimants – not just veterans.

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2022-09-28T16:54:55Z – Universal credit changes: increasing pressure on part-time workers is the wrong move at the worst time

Requiring low-paid, part-time workers to increase their hours or take on multiple jobs can have adverse physical and mental health impacts.

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2021-03-03T16:51:32Z – Budget 2021: experts react

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his second pandemic budget for the Conservatives.

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2021-03-03T15:54:31Z – Universal credit: extending the £20-a-week uplift isn’t enough – our research shows the whole system needs an overhaul

Although Rishi Sunak is extending the weekly £20 uplift, the government has missed an opportunity to given the benefits system the overhaul it needs

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2019-08-01T12:30:54Z – Benefits stigma putting veterans off claiming after leaving armed forces

Spare a thought for Britain’s veterans navigating the minefield that is the UK’s benefits system.

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2019-05-24T11:32:44Z – Benefits sanctions don't help people get into work – we found housing providers who show that proper support does

Social housing providers can help people get into work, with tailored, long-term support.

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2018-10-26T11:48:06Z – Universal Credit is built around flawed incentives that are doing real damage – fixing it is essential

The system of welfare conditionality that underpins Universal Credit is ineffective at moving people off social security and into work.

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2018-08-06T08:20:46Z – Poverty's impact on well-being is hard to ignore

In a developed country like the UK, why can life expectancy within just a few miles differ by as much as 18 years?

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2018-04-19T08:32:19Z – Military veterans should not be subject to benefits sanctions – new study

A study has revealed how former Armed Forces personnel can get ignored and mistreated by an unsympathetic social security system.

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2017-11-21T11:27:34Z – Welcome to Britain: a land where jobs may be plentiful but are more and more precarious

Unemployment levels are low, but many people are being pushed into inadequately paid jobs by a punitive benefit system and lack of choice.

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2014-03-13T12:41:43Z – Reach out to owners to fill Britain's empty homes

London is about to experience a residential building boom the like of which the capital hasn’t experienced in decades. According to a report from New London Architecture there are more than 230 new high-rise…