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Gillian Paull discusses the recent increase in the minimum wage and its implications for delivering Government-funded preschool places. Read her article by the @CoalitionEdCare sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_NEW/NEWS/abst…

#CASEjobs We’re recruiting a Research Officer for our Reform of Universal Credit Childcare and Tax‑Free Childcare project, led by Gillian Paull, analysing ways to improve childcare support for working parents in the UK. 🗓️ Deadline: 29 March 2026 🔗 sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_new/NEWS…

Ilona Pinter cited in The Independent as it reports on the Home Office scheme offering up to £40K for failed asylum seekers to leave the UK. "...financial incentives would create further animosity and stoke resentment against families seeking safety." independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Don't miss the upcoming @BritishAcademy_ lecture by Ian Gough who will speak how a capitalist economy can be transformed in under two years by drawing on British planning in the Second World War. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/news…

Read the latest @CambridgeCore Journal of #SocialPolicy article: "Refraining long-term care policy: from services to social determinants" by Tania Burchardt sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_NEW/PUBL…

"The way housing is designed, developed, and managed is central to creating & sustaining communities. Housing policy, in short, shapes collective life." Beyond Bricks & Mortar by Anne Power @LSEHousing @policypress reviewed by C. Tarantino @LSEReviewBooks blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

Don’t miss Prof. Zachary Parolin (Oxford) discussing intergenerational poverty in the U.S. at our CASE/Social Policy seminar. 🗓️19/02/26, 1.00-2.30pm 📍OLD Building, room 2.21 at The London School of Economics and Political Science. Attend online here: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Housing insecurity in London goes far beyond visible street homelessness. Over 167,000 people rely on sofa‑surfing or sleep in cars, vans, sheds, or garages. @L80Laney and Eleanor Benton @LSEHousing write in @LSEblogs blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

Join the Global School of Sustainability (LSE) for a conversation on sustainability and economics with Tom Steyer. 🗓️Monday 2 February, 6.30-8pm 📍 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) 🎟️ Register to attend here: ow.ly/8Xn150XXjOF

#CASE_AR2024 @BenGoodair outlines how his research will address how privatisation is impacting the quality of healthcare and identify who is benefitting and suffering as a result. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 @LSEHousing research finds residents in low-income communities have mixed views of economic regeneration. Some feel owner-occupier housing is aspirational. Others are critical, especially if new housing is unaffordable for locals. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Children growing up in poverty are more likely to be poor in adult life. A review by Irene Bucelli & Abigail McKnight finds that family resources, family stress, aspirations & correlated disadvantages increase risks of poverty transmission. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 @Waldfogel presents evidence that child benefits are a smart investment, as they are effective at reducing poverty & promoting longer-term health & well-being, without adversely affecting family fertility or employment. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Research by @KateAndersen_, @markfransham, @ruthpatrick0, @kittyjstewart and @aaronsreeves highlights that the benefit cap can place families in expensive, poor-quality housing, unable to cover essential needs once rent’s paid. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Ilona Pinter’s research with families in the UK asylum system reveals below-poverty level subsistence support & inability to meet children’s essential needs. The system leaves young people marginalised & excluded. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 @daniel_edmiston argues deep poverty not only represents an intensification of hardship, but also exhibits distinctive dynamics. As a result, the experiences of those falling deeper into poverty can be harder to evidence and respond to. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Through qualitative research, @L80Laney finds that hyper-local, trusted community-based organisations play a vital role in supporting people and mitigating the harms associated with multiple insecurities. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Abigail McKnight finds a substantial proportion of UK adults experience insecurities in finance/housing/work/health/care & across multiple dimensions. Lone parents, unemployed & long-term sick/disabled are most at risk. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Irene Bucelli offers an interpretation of the notion of ‘multiple insecurities’ in terms of objective and subjective downside risks for people’s quality of life. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…

#CASE_AR2024 Becky Tunstall introduces the ‘Insecure lives’ project which explored the prevalence, experience and effects of combinations of income, work, food, housing, health and care insecurities in the UK. sticerd.lse.ac.uk/textonly/_CASE…