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Briefings on benefit sanctions by Dr David Webster.

CPAG in Scotland, with funding from the Robertson Trust, are currently undertaking a research project into Scottish child payment, best start grants and best start foods.

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.

Our policy work, briefings and project reports.

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