Universal Credit
See our research and submissions to consultations below.
Every Penny Counts: the struggle to survive on the two child benefit cap
This research by Unity Consulting, commissioned by Wheatley, consists of a literature review, focus groups of staff, interviews with Wheatley tenants and finally a survey of all Wheatley tenants identified as being affected by the two child policy.
Design problems of Universal Credit and working single mothers
This report, created with the University of Edinburgh and OPFS, highlights three key flaws in Universal Credit’s automated payments: inaccurate wage data causing errors, misaligned payment schedules leading to delays, and childcare reimbursement issues resulting in missed payments.
Single parents in crisis: a pre-budget briefing on the two child benefit cap
This briefing paper aims to highlight the impact of the two-child limit on single parent families and why we think it should be abolished in the UK October 2024 budget. mission on the value for money for children of the UK Child Maintenance service after consulting single parent families.