Policy briefings and reports
Catch up on all the key findings and recommendations from our research and project work.
Our latest policy reports and briefings
Read our latest policy reports and briefings.
How the two-child limit affected children and families - CPAG report
The abolition of the two-child limit was announced in 2025. This report examines the devastating…
Next steps on child poverty - CPAG briefing
This briefing offers an update on the government's Child Poverty Strategy, how it links to other…
CPAG in Scotland's Programme for Government
Our Programme for Government outlines the action needed by the Scottish parliament to secure further…
Reforming the Sure Start maternity grant
Our briefing covers why the government should invest in the first 1,001 days of children's lives,…
Recent consultation responses
Read our latest responses to consultations.
Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: CPAG’s response
Our submission to the Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment argues that there are clear…
CPAG's Young People and Work consultation response
We welcome the government’s focus on pathways for young people. Many are currently unable to access…
Briefings and reports by topic
Social security
Our Early Warning System, and our Scotland project, Strengthening Social Security: research into the five family payments focus on social security.
Our past social security projects were:
- Secure futures for children and families
- Universal credit, digitalisation and the rule of law
- our managed migration research project
Read our past social security project reports and briefings.
Employment
Our Your Work Your Way project on supporting parents and carers into employment has now finished. You can still read the Your Work Your Way reports and briefings.
Cost of a Child
In 2024, the cost of raising a child to age 18 was £260,000 for a couple and £290,000 for a lone parent. Read more about what it costs to raise a child in our Cost of a Child reports.
David Webster's briefings on benefits sanctions
Dr David Webster, Honorary Senior Research Fellow (Urban Studies) at the University of Glasgow, produces regular briefings on benefit sanctions.