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The Early Warning System gathers information and case studies about families and individuals affected by changes to the benefit system.

Tell us about your case work or your experience of the benefits system

Collating case studies and evidence to demonstrate the impact of changes in the social security system on the wellbeing of children, their families and the communities and services that support them.

Briefings on benefit sanctions by Dr David Webster.

In 2023, the cost of raising a child to age 18 is £166,000 for a couple and £220,000 for a lone parent.

Catch up on all the key findings and recommendations arising from our research and project work.

We produced quarterly briefings summarising our evidence, the difficulties claimants are facing with managed migration and any steps the DWP is taking in response.

What does a social security system that provides a secure future for children and families look like?

Our innovative employment support programme helped potential second earners from low-income families overcome barriers to get into and progress in work.

This research examines the extent to which universal credit adheres to the rule of law principles of transparency, procedural fairness and lawfulness. We investigated how the design and implementation of the UK’s first digital-by-design benefit aligns with the social security legislation underpinning it.

Right now, we're arguing for the abolition of the two-child limit and the benefit cap as a way of lifting children out of poverty.