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Policy 24 Mar 2022

Spring Statement 2022: Universal Credit claimants hanging by a thread

The Chancellor of the Exchequer promised to help working families in his Spring Budget. But, by overlooking benefits claimants, he fails to help those struggling to get by.

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Legal cases 24 Mar 2022

NINO denied: How an expired EUSS share code denied one EU national her ability to work

After successfully obtaining pre-settled status, Radka* began the process of applying for a national insurance number (NINO). This is how Covid, Brexit, and digital barriers coalesced to force her into unemployment.

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Policy 8 Mar 2022

The war in Ukraine is the biggest humanitarian crisis since WWII. It's time the UK offers a humanitarian response

As Russian military forces launched a devastating attack on Ukraine, individuals, organisations and governments around the world mobilised to prioritise and tackle the most urgent humanitarian challenges.

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Weed Out Exploitation Improving Reporting Of Labour Exploitation Among Seasonal Workers On UK Farms
Research 2 Mar 2022

Weed out exploitation: Improving reporting of labour exploitation among seasonal workers on UK farms

Drawing on a year of casework with seasonal agricultural workers recruited under the government's Seasonal Worker Pilot, we examine the barriers to reporting exploitation, and the measures needed to address them.

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Policy 1 Feb 2022

The DWP's suspension of Universal Credit claims must stop. Here's why.

Unexplained Universal Credit suspensions are wreaking havoc on people's lives. No one should have this lifeline interrupted without an explanation. 

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