One of the principles that CPAG espouses in its Secure Futures project is that social security should protect people in vulnerable circumstances. Recent tragedies highlight where the system is currently falling short, but what is being done to protect people and ensure they always have enough resources to avoid squalor, starvation and suicide?
Secure Futures for Children and Families will ask the question: What does a social security system that provides a secure future for children and families look like? This launch paper sets out where the social security system is now and what needs to change.
Secure Futures for Children and Families; Universal credit, digitalisation and the rule of law; and Your Work Your Way - CPAG's current project work in England and Wales.
We are producing quarterly briefings summarising our evidence, the difficulties claimants are facing with managed migration and any steps the DWP is taking in response.
We are keen to speak to anyone who has received a notice from the Department for Work and Pensions informing them that they need to claim universal credit.
