Fact Finder: Unemployment in London

Did rising unemployment and poverty  coincide with the start of the recession? Tom MacInnes, Research Director at the New Policy Institute, unpacks the facts and suggests that job losses, unemployment and...

Skint not Idle: Carol & Ruje’s Story

In this short report, two friends explain their situation.  Carol has been living on benefits for five years and talks about the difficulties of surviving on so little money.  Recent university graduate...