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1.1 million more people face poverty at end of 2020 as a result of coronavirus pandemic, finds IPPR

200,000 more children are among those expected to be below pre-virus poverty line, as job losses hit family incomes Government must act now to prevent this avoidable increase in family...

04/06/2020

Press Releases Public services Future Welfare State IPPR

Coronavirus misinformation warning as half of Britain says it has been exposed to “fake news”

IPPR/Savanta ComRes poll finds that 48 per cent of people say they’ve seen fake news about Covid-19 while online Most want the government to publicise more about other health dangers...

02/06/2020

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

UK must go ‘faster, further and fairer’ to combat climate and nature crisis and rebuild economy, says cross-party commission

Capture opportunities of decarbonising by setting ambitious 2030 target and including emissions from imported goods, in drive for zero-carbon future, report urges Invest billions in green...

27/05/2020

Press Releases Environment Environmental Justice Commission IPPR

Welfare inequalities revealed by Covid crisis show why UK must modernise and 'future-proof' welfare state, says IPPR

Think tank launches year-long review into future of the welfare state led by high profile figures including Bishop Rose Hudson-Wilkin and Lord Heseltine The Covid-19 crisis has exposed deep...

25/05/2020

Press Releases Public services Future Welfare State IPPR

A third of people less likely to seek residential social care for relatives in wake of Covid-19 crisis, poll finds

IPPR/Policy Exchange polling finds strong cross-party support for a long-term funding deal for social care after the crisis New polling for Policy Exchange and the Institute for Public Policy...

21/05/2020

Press Releases Public services Better Health and Care IPPR

UK can afford to keep fighting the Covid-19 crisis, say economists in a paper for IPPR

Economists release interactive tool showing public debt will probably settle higher than stated by the OBR, but will stabilise and remain manageable The government can afford continued measur...

19/05/2020

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response IPPR

IPPR experts react to leaked Treasury report

Proposed pay freezes would harm the recovery, while taxing income from wealth like income from work could provide stronger post-crisis public finances - IPPR Reacting to the leaked Treasury...

13/05/2020

Press Releases Economy Public services Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response IPPR

Lockdown cash protects landlords and banks more than the families it’s meant to benefit, finds IPPR

Government’s Covid response leaves poorest to shoulder most economic risk and will widen inequality across UK, think tank says Almost half of the cost of the government’s newly-extended Covid...

13/05/2020

Press Releases Economy Centre for Economic Justice Coronavirus response IPPR

Revealed: One in three people in Scotland’s workforce could be furloughed, or made unemployed over coming months

New analysis by Scotland’s progressive think-tank shows that 750,000 people in Scotland could be enrolled onto the ‘Jobs Retention Scheme’ (furloughed) this quarter, and a further 150,000 jobs could...

06/05/2020

Press Releases Jobs & skills Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

Covid-19: One in five healthcare workers in Scotland could quit after pandemic, IPPR Scotland warns

Catastrophic toll on mental health, family safety and job security revealed by new IPPR/YouGov poll IPPR Scotland calls for ‘Care Fit for Carers’ support package to guarantee safety,...

23/04/2020

Press Releases Public services Coronavirus response IPPR Scotland

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