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Universal Credit: what went wrong? (Part 1: the implementation)

9 July 2019
Welfare

Universal Credit: what went wrong? (Part 1: the implementation)

Carolin Bollig
9 July 2019
Universal Credit has several objectives, some more, some less explicit. Overall, these seem to fall within two categories: increasing employment … Continue reading “Universal Credit: what went wrong? (Part 1: the implementation)”

Cutting £12bn from the welfare bill? Easy as pie. Here’s how

30 March 2015
Housing and Planning

Cutting £12bn from the welfare bill? Easy as pie. Here’s how

Kristian Niemietz
30 March 2015
There has been a lot of speculation about where the Conservatives’ headline £12bn of welfare savings should come from. I … Continue reading “Cutting £12bn from the welfare bill? Easy as pie. Here’s how”

Chancellor continues his ‘Edward Scissorhands’ approach to cuts

30 September 2014
Tax and Fiscal Policy

Chancellor continues his ‘Edward Scissorhands’ approach to cuts

Kristian Niemietz
30 September 2014
There can be no doubt that spending on working-age benefits is out of control. Over the past decade alone, spending … Continue reading “Chancellor continues his ‘Edward Scissorhands’ approach to cuts”

A simple answer to the housing shortage: Relax the planning strait-jacket

29 September 2014
Housing and Planning

A simple answer to the housing shortage: Relax the planning strait-jacket

Kristian Niemietz
29 September 2014
In a more rational world, planning reform would not be a tribal issue. It would, on the contrary, be an … Continue reading “A simple answer to the housing shortage: Relax the planning strait-jacket”

The left is more deluded about welfare than the general public

26 February 2014

The left is more deluded about welfare than the general public

Kristian Niemietz
26 February 2014
41% – 3%. 27% – 0.7%. 48% – 27.8% Do these figures ring a bell? You have probably come across … Continue reading “The left is more deluded about welfare than the general public”

Migrant benefit reform: doing the right thing for all of the wrong reasons

21 January 2014

Migrant benefit reform: doing the right thing for all of the wrong reasons

Steve Davies
21 January 2014
Yesterday saw the government announce the latest in a line of restrictions on the benefits immigrants can claim. New jobless … Continue reading “Migrant benefit reform: doing the right thing for all of the wrong reasons”

Ed Miliband’s vision for future Labour welfare policies fell apart in the detail

8 June 2013

Ed Miliband’s vision for future Labour welfare policies fell apart in the detail

Kristian Niemietz
8 June 2013
In his speech in east London yesterday, Ed Miliband hoped to reframe the debate by outlining a distinctively Labour approach … Continue reading “Ed Miliband’s vision for future Labour welfare policies fell apart in the detail”

Housing and bread: an analogy

2 May 2013

Housing and bread: an analogy

Kristian Niemietz
2 May 2013
Nobody quite remembers when and why this law originally came to pass, but at some point in the distant past, … Continue reading “Housing and bread: an analogy”

Fiddling with Housing Benefit won’t solve the cost explosion

27 June 2012

Fiddling with Housing Benefit won’t solve the cost explosion

Kristian Niemietz
27 June 2012
The previous government made the mistake of trying to reduce poverty without paying attention to the supply side factors driving … Continue reading “Fiddling with Housing Benefit won’t solve the cost explosion”

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