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The condition of Britain: strategies for social renewal
- Authors:
- LAWTON Kayte, COOKE Graeme, PEARCE Nick
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- vi, 270
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out arguments and policies across a range of social policy issues, including family life, young people’s transitions into adulthood, social security, housing, crime, social exclusion, and older people’s care. The report is formed of three parts. In the first, it establishes the fundamental goals for society, making the case for an active and democratic equality. The second part argues that three core ‘pillars’ must underpin any attempt to pursue ‘active equality’ in Britain: spreading power and responsibility, fostering contribution across society, and strengthening the institutions that embody the collective aspirations and obligations. In the third and final part of the report the authors put forward a series of practical, costed policy proposals that seek to spread power, foster contribution and strengthen shared institutions in order to build a more equal society. They set out ambitious plans to expand affordable childcare and provide greater security for older people with care needs, adapting the welfare state to profound changes in family life and better preparing Britain for an ageing society. They argue for a social investment strategy focused on jobs, skills and homes, rather than income transfers. This includes shifting public spending on housing from ‘benefits to bricks’, and guaranteeing work or training for young people rather than allowing them access to the adult benefit system. The report calls for the restoration of reciprocity to the social security system and higher (temporary) benefits for those who have paid into the system. In addition, it puts forward proposals for new institutions to protect people against abuses of market power, including an Affordable Credit Trust to endow affordable local lenders that are capable of competing with extortionate payday lenders. (Edited publisher abstract)
The condition of Britain: interim report
- Editor:
- LAWTON Kayte
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 96
- Place of publication:
- London
The Institute for Public Policy Research’s Condition of Britain programme considers how politics, institutions and policies need to change to respond after the 2007 financial crash. This report sets out the findings from the first stage of IPPR's work on this theme. It brings together five previously published briefing papers on: raising a family; growing up and becoming an adult; living in a good home and neighbourhood; finding a decent job and achieving financial security; and getting older and staying connected. Among the key findings are that: family life is under growing strain; young people’s prospects are increasingly uncertain; some neighbourhoods remain blighted by crime; a minority of people remain excluded from society; many people have lost faith in the benefit system; and more and more older people are facing loneliness and isolation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Getting older and staying connected
- Author:
- LAWTON Kayte
- Publisher:
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 16
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper draws together the views of older people from Leeds and evidence from a variety of sources to provide an assessment of the most pressing issues facing older people in the UK. It then sets out the main questions and alternative approaches that policymakers at all levels need to consider and address to ensure that older generations are engaged with and supported by their communities. Part one looks at what it is like to get older in Britain, and covers: the contribution older people make through paid work and volunteering; caring for partners and relatives; support for every day tasks; and maintaining relationships. Quotations are included throughout. Part two looks at what can help to make older people to feel independent and valued, and covers: providing practical help to enable older people to make a contribution through paid work and caring for others; local institutions where older people can find friendship and support; more say in how formal care is provide. (Edited publisher abstract)