As local authorities continue to face difficult decisions amid ongoing austerity measures, Joseph Rowntree Foundation has worked with researchers at the University of Glasgow and I-SPHERE, Heriot-Watt University to produce a tool to help councils assess the impact of cuts on services and the public.
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I-SPHERE submits evidence to House of Lords on National Policy for the Built Environment
This blog reproduces evidence submitted to the House of Lords Select Committee on National Policy for the Built Environment by I-SPHERE Professors Glen Bramley, Neil Dunse and Chris Leishman.
The reconnection of rough sleepers: a complicated ‘game of chicken’?
Research from I-SPHERE and the University of York highlights a disconnect between recognised good practice and what often happens ‘on the ground’ during the ‘reconnection’ of rough sleepers in England.
Destitution in the UK – Interim Report published
In this interim report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, I-SPHERE researchers propose a definition of destitution endorsed by the public and set out plans for a national census of destitution across the UK.
The most deprived areas have borne the brunt of local government budget cuts
A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report from researchers at the University of Glasgow and Heriot Watt’s I-SPHERE shows that the most deprived areas of England have seen the largest cuts in funding since 2010. The
Hard Edges cut through eternal standoff on social policy
New research mapping severe and multiple disadvantage in England shines a new and striking light on centuries old debate about whether poor people owe their circumstances to structural economic factors or to moral/behavioural failings.
Swinney’s stamp duty critics are talking rot– but the real test will be the council tax
The new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in Scotland is a real improvement. However, it will take the much-needed council tax reform to truly test the Scottish Parliament.
Miliband’s mansion tax leaves unfair council tax unreformed
Ed Miliband’s proposal to raise £1.2 billion by levying a ‘mansion tax’ on properties worth in excess of £2 million provides no solution to the unresolved issue of property taxation
Young adults hit hardest by benefit sanctions
A new report published today focuses on conditional welfare arrangements, highlighting the disproportionate impact sanctions are having on young people.
Miserable in our own way? Poverty, Exclusion, Inequality and the Scottish Independence Debate
Professor Glen Bramley discusses why he believes that from a poverty and welfare perspective, Scotland should stay within the UK.