Resources to help you with your policy work
Policy resources
Check the information below for resources that may help with your local or national social policy work.
Find background information
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Child poverty in your area
Find out the number of children living in poverty in your local authority area and constituency.
End Child Poverty:
Child poverty - facts and figures
Find statistics which show the reality of child poverty in the UK.
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Households below average average income
Read our briefing which explains how poverty can be measured, recent trends and additional statistics that further the understanding of poverty
CPAG
Fuel poverty in your area
Find statistics on fuel poverty by constituency in England and by local authority area in Scotland and Wales.
House of Commons Library:
The impact of the rising cost of living
Check the House of Commons Library's research briefing on the rising cost of living and the impact it has had on households.
House of Commons Library:
Child poverty action in Scotland
Check the Improvement Service's information on local child poverty action in Scotland and access local child poverty action reports.
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Working with local schools
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Cost barriers to full participation in school
Use our resources to help raise awareness of the cost barriers to full participation at school, including ways to mitigate some of the effects of child poverty.
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Good practice in schools
Examples of good practice in schools in Scotland which can work well elsewhere.
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Working with MPs, local councillors and other organisations
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Raising awareness about the effects of the two-child limit
Resources to help with local campaigns to remove the two-child limit.
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Best practice for local welfare assistance
Research and briefings on local welfare assistance, including best practice examples and recommendations for central and local government.
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How councils should spend the Household Support Fund
Check guidance from the Department for Work and Pensions on how local councils should allocate the Household Support Fund to families in their area.
GOV.UK:
What more can be done to help families
Policy briefings outlining the difficulties families are facing, how the government is responding and what more can be done.
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Supporting people living in poverty
Use our free eLearning courses to raise awareness of poverty and of what organisations and service providers can do to support people living in poverty.
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Last reviewed: 30 August 2024