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CASE celebrates 25th Birthday

The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) celebrated its 25th Birthday at a special event on 7 and 8 September 2022. The first day of the event reflected on Professor John Hills's contributions during his time as the first director of CASE (1997-2016). On 8 September, sessions looked back at CASE's research from the past 25 years, with a catch up with some CASE alumni and look forward to the future. Read more...
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Material deprivation

The Department for Work and Pensions has commissioned CASE to conduct a review of the Households Below Average Income material deprivation measures and the questions in the Family Resources Survey which are used to derive these measures. Read more...
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New research finds that the two-child limit is has a very small effect on fertility - so will increase child poverty

Five years on from the introduction of the limit, Nuffield Foundation-funded research by the London School of Economics, King's College London and the University of York finds the policy led to only a small decline in fertility among those households directly affected. Read more...
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Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021

We are proud that CASE research led to Impact Case Studies that were awarded a 4* world-leading grade in REF2021. Our research contributed to the Social Policy department receiving a 4* world-leading grade for the Unit of Assessment's (UoA's) Research Environment and 99 per cent of research outputs rated as 'world-leading' or 'internationally excellent'. Read more...

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CASE Social Exclusion Seminars
Local economic inequality and household borrowing in the UK

This seminar focuses on research which investigates the relationship between economic inequality and household borrowing using the UK's Wealth and Assets Survey data and granular, neighbourhood-level estimates of inequa... Read more...

Joel Suss (Bank of England; CASE and International Inequalities Institute, LSE visiting fellow)

Wednesday 07 June 2023 12:00 - 13:00
CASE Social Exclusion Seminars
Exploring the utility of structural competency in multi-agency responses to exploitation

This seminar will discuss the emerging concept of ‘structural competency’ as a framework to understand systemic gaps and suggest more effective multi-agency responses to exploitation affecting marginalised communities. I... Read more...

Rana Khazbak (King's College London), Oana Burcu (University of Nottingham), Alison Gardner (University of Nottingham)

Wednesday 17 May 2023 12:00 - 13:00
CASE Social Exclusion Seminars
Investing in social inclusion? Paradoxes and dilemmas of social investment

This seminar discusses some central paradoxes and dilemmas that emerge from the rise of “social investment” – one of the today dominant approaches in social policy, both as a policymaking discourse (endorsed e.g. by the ... Read more...

Francesco Laruffa (University of Bremen)

Wednesday 10 May 2023 12:00 - 13:00
CASE Social Exclusion Seminars
Strategic Gift Giving in Europe: the relationship between intergenerational family ties and financial incentives

This seminar draws on research on the relationship between intergenerational family ties and financial incentives, specifically whether the adult children's intensity of upstream social contact responds to strategic gift... Read more...

Wednesday 19 April 2023 12:00 - 13:00
CASE Social Exclusion Seminars
Levelling Up: A US/UK comparison

National governments in both the US and the UK are trying to use the post pandemic period to reduce long standing disparities on economic performance across cities and metropolitan areas. These "Levelling Up" strategies ... Read more...

Bruce Katz (The Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation), Mark Fransham (International Inequalities Institute, LSE), joint with Anne Power, Ricky Burdett (LSE Cities)

Friday 31 March 2023 15:30 - 17:00

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The Social and Economic Value of Wheelchair User Homes

Bert Provan and Laura Lane

People who use wheelchairs can benefit in many ways from living in homes which are designed to meet their needs. They can enjoy a much greater independence and ability to do everyday tasks such as showering, cooking, usi...Read more...

Monday 04 September 2023

CASEpaper
Change, stagnation, and polarisation in UK job quality, 2012-2021: Evidence from a new Quality of Work index

Thomas Stephens

This paper presents results from a new synthetic index of multi-dimensional Quality of Work (QoW) for the UK, using data from five waves of Understanding Society (Waves 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12) covering the years 2012-2013 to...Read more...

Tuesday 22 August 2023

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Paper
Trends in Adolescent Disadvantage: Policy and Outcomes for Young People under Labour, the Coalition, and the Conservatives (1997 to 2019)

Moira Wallace

Over the last two decades, England has seen two enormous waves of change in the government’s approach to children and young people. The first wave of change was conducted by the 1997-2010 Labour government and involved s...Read more...

Thursday 10 August 2023

CASEpaper
Making Work Pay? The labour market effects of capping child benefits in larger families

Mary Reader, Kate Andersen, Ruth Patrick, Aaron Reeves and Kitty Stewart

Child benefits are typically paid on a per-child basis, without restrictions on family size. In this paper we generate unique evidence on the effects of capping child benefits by family size by examining the introduction...Read more...

Thursday 01 June 2023

Social Policies and Distributional Outcomes Research Paper
The Conservative Governments' Record on Health from May 2015 to pre-COVID 2020: Policies, Spending and Outcomes

Polly Vizard, Polina Obolenskaya, Jarrod Hughes, Kritty Treebhoohun and Iona Wainwright

This research report examines developments in the progress that was made in promoting good physical and mental health and longevity, and reducing mortality and morbidity inequalities, over the five-year period between Ma...Read more...

Friday 28 April 2023

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New blog post: A half-baked early years funding policy risks negatively impacting children

While the Chancellor’s pledge to invest in early years childcare is a positive step, there remain serious questions about whether the resources are sufficient, and whether the current funding and provision model is... Read more...

Monday 20 March 2023

CASE News
Upcoming event: Of Boys and Men: New challenges for gender equality

Hosted by the International Inequalities Institute Thursday 23 March 6.30pm to 8.00pm. Online and in-person public event. The Auditorium, Centre Building. Speakers:Dr Richard V. Reeves, Senior Fellow in Economic Studie... Read more...

Thursday 16 March 2023

CASE News
Dr Kitty Stewart has been appointed as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Congratulations to Dr Kitty Stewart, Associate Director of CASE and Associate Professor of Social Policy, has been newly conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences following her nomination by the Social Poli... Read more...

Monday 13 March 2023

CASE News
Child Poverty Solutions For Finland - a review of international policies in selected countries

CASE was commissioned by the Itla Children’s Foundation in Finland to conduct a review of published international evidence on policies and programmes designed to reduce child poverty. Child income poverty rates in ... Read more...

Tuesday 07 March 2023

CASE News
Intergenerational support: evidence briefing

A new Intergenerational support: evidence briefing summarises key findings on practical and financial exchanges between parents and their adult children, and sets out policy implications. This is based on work by Eleni K... Read more...

Wednesday 01 March 2023

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