Julie Williams who played a critical role in the creation of the Social Policy Research Unit, died on 6 September 2020, aged 72.

Criminal landlords are subjecting tenants to financial exploitation, illegal eviction and violence, a major new report on the UK’s private rented sector reveals.

The latest UNICEF Report Card on child well-being in rich countries is published by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre on 3 September

Today sees the official launch of the website for a national research project examining the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on low income families.

Academics at the University of York are to examine the legal and societal impact of Covid-19 in two separate studies announced today.

Focusing on the two-child limit and benefits cap, the research is funded by Nuffield Foundation and is a collaboration with Oxford University (Dr Aaron Reeves), LSE (Dr Kitty Stewart) and the Child Poverty Action Group.