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Future Welfare State Programme

The decades of disruption: New social risks and the future of the welfare state

Publication Report Public services New Skills at Work Equality Population and demographics Future Welfare State IPPR

Our Future Welfare State Programme looks to understand the big shifts that will transform our country in the decades of disruption to come and how we can ‘future-proof’ our welfare state to manage them - creating a prosperous and just society.

A family stimulus: Supporting children, families and the economy through the pandemic

A family stimulus: Supporting children, families and the economy through the pandemic

This paper makes the case for a “family stimulus” – a much-needed boost to the income of hard-hit families through the social security system and targeted investment in childcare to ensure the continued functioning of the sector.

26/10/2020
Publication Briefing Economy Families Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response Future Welfare State IPPR
There is an alternative: Ending austerity in the UK

There is an alternative: Ending austerity in the UK

Since 2010/11, successive UK governments have chosen to impose a programme of austerity in an attempt to reduce the budget deficit. This period of austerity is set to be the longest pause in real...

03/07/2019
Publication Report Economy Budget Centre for Economic Justice Future Welfare State IPPR

The programme was launched in May 2020 and will publish new research on health, care, skills, social security and community into 2021. It is supported by an expert advisory panel and group of frontline charities.

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