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Cost of Living Crisis
In August 2021 Ofgem announced the energy price cap was increasing. Not long after that predictions for the 2022 price cap soared. We used our data to show the immediate impact the cost-of-living crisis was having. We secured widespread media coverage to shine a spotlight on those affected the most and look ahead to what was needed. Our unique insights – from the percentage of benefit payments spent on energy bills to soaring demand for our advice on how to manage spiralling costs, and revealing real-life stories of those at the sharp end – kept the pressure up.
As the crisis evolved we continued to offer expert policy analysis. We showed decision-makers across energy and welfare ways to fix the problem. Our work led to a series of government announcements that offered increased support. We continue to share insights from the frontline to raise awareness of the issues affecting people’s lives and to secure further support for them.
Asssessing the Local Impact of Pathways to Work Green Paper Reforms
Our research found that
The reform to restrict PIP eligibility will likely lead to:
- Loss of income for chronically ill residents
- Increased pressure on local health, food, and social care services
- Widening of the healthy life expectancy gap, and possibly life expectancy, gap.
Impact on Charnwood residents used data from a DWP FOI request dated 19th March 2025 and a DWP FOI request dated 15th April 2025.
PIP Claimants
Loughborough Constituency, January 2025
Mental Health Impact
Estimated number of people ineligible under reforms, broken down by mental health condition
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