The next government should restore the value of benefits to cover the costs of living.
- Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow
Requiring low-paid, part-time workers to increase their hours or take on multiple jobs can have adverse physical and mental health impacts.
New research shows how the UK welfare system can worsen mental health problems.
The system of welfare conditionality that underpins Universal Credit is ineffective at moving people off social security and into work.
The rollout of the new benefit system will not be paused – but it is causing real hardship.
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