An insight into the lives of the 'working poor' / National Consumer Council [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] Brief: Five million working adults without children earn less than £18,500 a year. As such, our client wanted to explore: what socio-economic barriers are faced by full-time, low-income workers? And...
Personal Health Budgets / NHS England [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] Brief: Personal health budgets are being introduced by the NHS to help people with long-term conditions or disabilities manage their care in a way that suits them. Traditionally, local authorities determined what form of care a person received,...
Being an agency or contract worker / REC [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] Brief: We were commissioned by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, to find out: why do some people choose to be freelance, contract or agency workers? And what are their resulting experiences? [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff'...
'WARM HOME DISCOUNT' EVALUATION / OFGEM [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] Brief: OFGEM's 'Warm Home Discount' scheme offered a range of advice and initiatives to help people, particularly low-income or 'vulnerable' customers, better manage their gas and electricity usage. As such, the client wanted to know: how effective has OFGEM’s ‘Warm...
Young People's Experiences of Temporary Housing / Children's Rights Alliance for England [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='#ffffff' thickness='10' up='' down=''] Brief: The UK government is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which sets a six-week legal limit on temporary housing, and stipulates that every...