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Briefing

Supporting families during the Covid-19 pandemic

04 June 2020
The government has acted quickly to protect people’s economic livelihoods during the covid-19 pandemic. However, as raised in our previous Covid-19 briefing (March 2020), there is still no additional financial support beyond free school meal vouchers for families with children, despite these households facing significant extra costs.
Benefit cap Briefing Children’s benefits Coronavirus ESA Jobseeker's allowance Localisation Two child limit UK Universal credit
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 6

28 May 2020
This is the sixth in a series of briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefits for people from abroad Briefing Coronavirus Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) Tax credits UK Universal credit
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 5

14 May 2020
This is the fifth in a series of weekly briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefit cap Benefit levels Briefing Coronavirus Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) UK
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 4

07 May 2020
This is the third in a series of weekly briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Briefing Coronavirus Disability benefits Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) Housing PIP UK Universal credit
Report

No one knows what the future can hold

05 May 2020
CPAG and the Church of England has produced a new report on the impact of the two-child limit after three years. Since 6 April 2017, families having a third or subsequent child are no longer entitled to additional support through child tax credit and universal credit.
Children’s benefits Report Tax credits Two child limit UK Universal credit Welfare reform
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 3

01 May 2020
This is the third in a series of weekly briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Briefing Coronavirus Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) UK Universal credit Work and pay
Briefing

Early Warning System latest findings 13-17th April

23 April 2020
The Early Warning System was set up by CPAG in Scotland to collect and analyse case evidence about how social security changes are affecting the wellbeing of children, their families and the communities that support them. We will be producing a regular summary of emerging issues during the Covid 19 pandemic. This summary includes case studies from the week 13th – 17th April
Briefing Carers Childcare Coronavirus Early warning system (Scotland) PIP Students UK Universal credit Scotland
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 2

23 April 2020
This is the second in a series of weekly briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefit cap Benefit delivery Bereavement benefits Briefing Coronavirus Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) UK Universal credit
Briefing

Mind the gaps - briefing 1

16 April 2020
This is the first in a series of weekly briefings, Mind the Gaps, which highlight some of the gaps in support that exist for children and families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Evidence of these gaps is drawn from our Early Warning System (EWS) which collects case studies from frontline practitioners working directly with families on the problems they are seeing with the social security system.
Benefit delivery Briefing Children’s benefits Coronavirus Early warning system Early warning system (Scotland) UK Universal credit
Briefing

Supporting families during the COVID-19 pandemic

17 March 2020
CPAG welcomes steps that have been taken so far to support low-income people, but much more needs to be done to support families in this time of national crisis.
Briefing Children’s benefits Free school meals UK