The High Income Child Benefit Charge
The High Income Child Benefit Charge provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the tax system from families where the highest earner has an income in excess of £50,000.
Ten years of welfare reform
This series of research briefings explores a decade of changes to the benefits system since the Coalition Government came to power in May 2010.
Latest social security research
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Coronavirus: Impact on the labour market
This paper tracks the evolving impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the labour market.
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Youth unemployment statistics
This paper presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other EU countries.
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Explore constituency-level data
Interactive data dashboards on the topic of social security.
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Constituency data: Universal Credit rollout
This dashboard has statistics on Universal Credit by constituency in Great Britain, including the Library's estimate of how far caseload rollout has progressed.
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Constituency data: Personal Independence Payment
Interactive dashboard providing the latest data on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by constituency
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Constituency data: people claiming unemployment benefits
Explore constituency-level data on people claiming unemployment benefits using the interactive dashboard
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Constituency data: Child poverty
Constituency-level data on child poverty
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Constituency data: Indices of deprivation
This page provides constituency-level data on deprivation in England.
Constituency casework articles on social security
FAQs and explainers by the Commons Library to help caseworkers with constituent queries.
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Work, incomes and tax
Constituency casework articles related to work, incomes and tax.
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Welfare and pensions
Constituency casework articles related to welfare and pensions.