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The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2021

City economies, Commentary, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Laura Comincini, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy adminSeptember 9, 2021

The fourth and final working paper in the series on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland this paper reports on trends over the COVID period and considers the implications for policy and practice.

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Probing the patchwork of welfare services in Scotland: The experience as specialist advisors to a UK parliamentary committee

Commentary, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Devolution, Dr Hayley Bennett, Dr Sarah Weakley, Knowledge exchange, Welfare & social securityBy adminJuly 14, 2021

Dr Hayley Bennett and Dr Sarah Weakley reflect on their work supporting a Parliamentary inquiry and share suggestions for other academics on undertaking this kind of knowledge exchange.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: January 2021

City economies, Commentary, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy adminJanuary 19, 2021

Third working paper that uses publicly available Department for Work and Pensions data on Universal Credit in Glasgow and Scotland to investigate the income crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow: September 2020

City economies, Commentary, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy adminSeptember 10, 2020

The scale of the challenges faced by people on low incomes in the COVID-19 crisis is becoming clearer This paper updates Universal Credit figures to July 2020 and highlights new areas of concern.

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Would a basic income be the best response to the COVID-19 crisis?

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Marcia Gibson, Welfare & social securityBy adminAugust 28, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has led to calls for a temporary UBI. The crisis has highlighted the failings of the UK social security system but is UBI the most effective response?

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Priorities for the ‘New Normal’: Lessons in lockdown research

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Evaluation Support Scotland, Scotland’s Third Sector Research Forum, Third sector, WorkshopBy adminAugust 26, 2020

Report and recommendations from a seminar hosted by focused on new evidence from third sector and academic research from the COVID-19 lockdown period in the UK.

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New Policy Scotland working paper: The COVID-19 Crisis and Universal Credit in Glasgow

City economies, Commentary, Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr David Waite, Dr Sarah Weakley, Glasgow, Poverty, Welfare & social security, Working paperBy adminJuly 15, 20202 Comments

This working paper looks at the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on unemployment and the labour market in Glasgow, illustrated with a focus on Universal Credit data.

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Evidence round-up: The household income impacts of COVID-19 and social security

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Dr Sarah Weakley, Welfare & social securityBy adminJuly 2, 2020

Useful pieces of new analysis that illustrate the scale of the crisis facing families, specifically new and existing evidence on Universal Credit, as it is one of the key policy interventions for families on low incomes.

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Credit where it’s due?

Commentary, Health, Martin Taulbut, NHS Health Scotland, Welfare & social securityBy adminJune 29, 2016

Martin Taulbut, Public Health Information Manager, NHS Health Scotland, discusses Universal Credit, public health and the Scottish labour market.

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