Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, November 2017
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit: how long are new claimants waiting?
Universal Credit may or may not be “the most radical overhaul of our welfare system since its inception”, but there’s no disputing the scale of the reforms. If all goes according to plan, 7 million individuals and families will be receiving the benefit by 2022. Spending on the “legacy” benefits UC is replacing currently totals
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Research Briefing
Pay in 2017: five things we’ve learned
Statistics published yesterday by the ONS offer the most detailed picture available of earnings in 2017. Here are five things we learned – and a couple of things we didn’t: 1. Average earnings fell between 2016 and 2017 after adjusting for inflation… Average weekly pay of full-time employees increased by 2.2% compared to 2016. But
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the October negotiations
What happened in round five of the Brexit negotiations - the last scheduled round in phase one? Did the EU negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the other 27 EU Member State leaders think "sufficient progress" had been made in the priority areas to move on to a discussion of the UK's future relations with the EU? And what about a transition period or the possibility of a 'no deal' scenario? Has the Government planned for this? This note looks at what happened in the October round and other Brexit issues.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit: how is my constituency affected?
Around 7 million households are expected to come under the Universal Credit (UC) system once roll-out is completed in 2022. Progress is still in its early stages – as of summer 2017 roll-out was, in terms of claimants, only around 8% of the way through. However, the number of jobcentres operating the UC Full Service
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Research Briefing
Civil Service Compensation Scheme
This briefing provides an overview of reforms to the scheme providing compensation to civil servants for loss of office.
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Research Briefing
Modern Slavery Act 2015: Recent Developments
Modern slavery is organised crime encompassing sexual exploitation, forced labour and domestic servitude. All the countries of the UK have brought in legislation to deal with the problem of modern slavery. This briefing paper looks at the Modern Slavery Act 2015 which applies in England and Wales, and recent developments since it came into force.
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Research Briefing
Bangladesh: October 2017 update
Elections are due within a year or so in Bangladesh. The main political parties continue to be at loggerheads. Some detect a growing authoritarianism and there are concerns about the threat from terrorism. In recent months the country has also faced a massive refugee influx of Muslim Rohingya from Burma.
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Research Briefing
Empty homes and overseas buyers: what do we know?
The problem of homes being left empty often comes up when people talk about the ‘housing crisis’, particularly in London. People often link empty homes to a growing trend in property investment from overseas. But what’s the real scale of these issues? And are they even related? In this blog post we look at what
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Research Briefing
Social care: Government reviews and policy proposals for paying for care since 1997 (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing considers the policy proposals of successive Governments since 1997 for how individuals should pay for their social care.
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Research Briefing
One NHS, many nationalities: 2017
Following the UK’s Brexit vote, the status of EU nationals working in the UK has become uncertain. The NHS is affected by this issue, because 5.6% of its staff are nationals of other EU countries. This post looks at the stats on NHS staff from other EU countries: what jobs do they do in the
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, September 2017
This paper contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Housing support for ex-offenders (England and Wales)
Finding accommodation when leaving prison can be difficult. This note outlines the support available to people leaving prison and the relevant duties of local authorities. It also considers how a prison sentence affects a person's ability to receive Housing Benefit.
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