SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH

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This study examines the trends, characteristics and effects of benefit non-take-up in the UK since 2010, focusing on three major programmes: Child Benefit, Universal Credit/legacy benefits, and Pension Credit. To measure take-up, UKHLS data on observed benefit receipt are combined with the UKMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model, which reconstructs eligibility. The analysis examines how take-up of the three programmes has evolved over time, distinguishing between temporary and persistent non-claiming. It then compares the characteristics of eligible claimants and non-claimants, examining differences in income, education, household composition and employment. Finally, it estimates the effects of persistent non-take-up on household income and wellbeing outcomes over a ten-year period.

This event will take place in SAL 3.05, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Sir Arthur Lewis Building, LSE, 32 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH.

The building is labelled SAL on the map. Enter the building via Lincoln's Inn Fields.