Claimants need to pay attention to Managed Migration, particularly before April
January 19, 2024 –DWP eventually plans to move everyone on to Universal Credit but, for the next few months, anyone being asked to move should pay extra attention so they don't end up financially worse off.
Read ArticleMore people are missing out on the benefits they’re entitled to (we think)
November 21, 2023 –The government’s latest estimates of benefit take-up have been released for some means-tested benefits, so we’ve updated our ongoing analysis of the amounts remaining unclaimed by eligible households. Read our latest blog to find out why ‘we think’ £16bn of benefits remains unclaimed.
Read ArticleUsing entitledto for social policy research
October 25, 2023 –In the last few years we’ve helped several social policy researchers speak to people on low incomes, so that their views can be used to shape future policy. This blog outlines some of the ways we have been able to help and explains how we might be able to support other research work with people on low incomes.
Read Articleentitledtolearn – What we’ve learned about the world of adult training
June 16, 2023 –In 2022, in collaboration with The Digital College, we trialled a new service called 'entitledtolearn' which aimed to help its users find placements on free training and education courses. In this blog we summarise our findings and link to a full project report.
Read ArticleBillions of means-tested benefits remain unclaimed each year
May 05, 2023 –We are frequently asked for up-to-date figures about the amount of income-related benefits being left unclaimed by those entitled to them. Despite lack of new data from the DWP entitledto's benefits boffins have updated our estimates and renewed our call for better data in the future.
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