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.
The Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: briefing for Second Reading
CPAG strongly supports the Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill and we ask all MPs to…
Briefing for MSPs ahead of Finance and Public Administration Committee debate: Scottish Budget 2026-27
Briefing for MSPs ahead of Finance and Public Administration Committee debate: Scottish Budget…
CPAG in Scotland's 2026 pre-Budget briefing
CPAG in Scotland's 2026 pre-Budget briefing
The Cost of a Child in Scotland 2025
The Cost of a Child in Scotland 2025
CPAG's briefing on the child poverty strategy
On 5 December, the government published the long-awaited, UK-wide cross-government child poverty…
A festive season for all - including everyone in school celebrations
The festive winter period bring fun, but often also financial pressures for families on low incomes.…
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.