Social policy

This House of Commons Library Briefing provides a short overview of early years funding in England since the introduction of the new national early years funding formula from 2017-18.

A debate will be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 1 December 2020 at 9.30am, on Raising awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer in teenage and young adults. The debate will be opened by Jim Shannon MP.

This note looks at the introduction of pension sharing on divorce provisions and points to some sources of information and guidance

The Troubled Families Programme (TFP) is a programme in England administered by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The programme conducts targeted interventions for families experiencing multiple problems, including crime, anti-social behaviour, truancy, unemployment, mental health problems and domestic abuse. This briefing examines the TFP since 2012, details MHCLG evaluations of the programme, and describes recent commentary and potential future directions for the programme.

This Commons Library Briefing Paper the UK Government's new Test and Trace Support Payment for low-income workers who are required to self-isolate.

This briefing paper provides background information on the increase in the number of homeless households placed in temporary accommodation by English local authorities and outlines various initiatives and issues associated with the increased use of temporary accommodation. It includes statistics on households in temporary accommodation at the end of June 2020.

Compare average per pupil funding in your constituency with others and identify schools in your constituency that could have an annual increase or decrease (in real terms) in per pupil funding.

This briefing paper provides statistics on statutory homelessness in England and explains local authorities' duties to assist homeless households. The paper includes an overview of, and comment on, Government policy in this area. It also includes statistics on local authorities' activities for the period from April to June 2020, as well as statistics on homeless households' demographics and outcomes.

A Westminster Hall debate on petitions relating to deaths in Mental Health care is scheduled for Monday 30 November 2020 from 4:30-6:00pm. The motion for debate is: "That this House has considered e-petition 255823, relating to deaths in Mental Health care". The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee and Petitions Committee member Mike Hill MP, who will open the debate.

Interactive tool providing data on housing supply for local authorities in England

This paper tracks the evolving impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the labour market.

This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and the consultation on extending some its regulations.

Constituents who are trying to sell/re-mortgage leasehold flats in blocks are asking about a new requirement for an EWS1 form. This page explains what the EWS process is and associated issues.