The Government has today announced a series of public sector pay awards for those covered by the Pay Review Body process.

Sure Start was the first large government initiative to provide area-based holistic support to families with children under the age of 5 in England. It did so through a network of ‘one-stop shops’, ...

This is no doubt why the existing policy tied WFP eligibility to PC – those households getting PC are known to have low ...

The upcoming Spending Review has the potential to be one of the defining domestic policy moments of the parliament. We will learn how the government has chosen to prioritise different public services.

We discuss the government's welfare reforms aimed at helping sick and disabled people into work, and what the changes mean ...

On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and ...

We investigate the historical origins of female genital cutting (FGC) and how FGC is associated with the Red Sea route of the ...

The government spent around £1.1 trillion, or 40.6% of national income, on our behalf in 2023-24. This was composed of different categories of spending - e.g. health, education, and benefit spending - ...

This week will see significant increases to both minimum wages and employer National Insurance contributions (NICs) take effect. The National Living Wage (NLW), which applies to those aged 21 or over, ...

The government has published the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2025–26, setting out funding allocations for English councils next year. This confirms an important shift in grant ...