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  • Research and Reports 05 05 2021

    Working Capital: Final Evaluation Report

    This report evaluates the performance of a pilot programme of integrated employment and health support for disabled people and those with health conditions in central London, and sets out the lessons for future similar provision.
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  • Retain £20 Universal Credit lifeline and introduce four point plan to tackle single parent poverty after coronavirus

    The Government has been urged to introduce a four-point plan to tackle single parent poverty after coronavirus, as new research shows the pandemic has hit single parent families hardest.
  • Research and Reports 16 12 2020

    Tackling single parent poverty after coronavirus

    This report explores the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on single parent employment and incomes, and sets out what needs to happen to tackle single parent poverty after coronavirus.
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  • Preventing long-term unemployment among older workers after coronavirus

    Yesterday we published new research with the Centre for Ageing Better, which showed that there is a risk of a surge in long-term unemployment among older workers after the Covid-19 outbreak.
  • Research and Reports 09 08 2020

    A mid-life employment crisis

    This report, in partnership with Centre for Ageing Better, shows that there is a real risk is that the pandemic could lead to long-term unemployment for older workers.
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  • Coronavirus risks triggering long term unemployment crisis for older workers

    New research released today has warned of the risk of a surge in long term unemployment among the over-50s, with experts calling for urgent action from government to ensure older workers are not left behind.
  • Research and Reports 30 07 2020

    The impact of the coronavirus outbreak on London’s low paid workers

    This paper presents early findings from research examining the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on low paid workers in London. The findings are based on new analysis of labour market data and original polling.
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  • Coronavirus crisis risks deepening inequalities in London as low paid workers hit hardest

    Low paid Londoners have borne the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, according to new research which warns that the capital will be both poorer and less equal.
  • Carnegie UK Trust and Learning and Work Institute joint submission to the Low Pay Commission

    The Carnegie UK Trust and Learning and Work Institute are currently working in partnership to explore the opportunities, risks and limitations of the policy of increasing the minimum wage.

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