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Policy in Practice
2018: A policy review
of the year
Wednesday 12 December 2018
Housekeeping
• Audio check
• Please ask questions
• Polls, downloads and a survey
• Finish by 11:30
Speakers
Deven Ghelani
Policy in Practice
Paul Howarth
Policy in Practice
Agenda
Introducing Policy in Practice
Policy changes during 2018
Universal Credit
Homelessness Reduction Act
Our research
Motor Neurone Disease Association
Supported Housing: Riverside, St. Mungos, Salvation Army, YMCA
Local Government Association: The employment impact
Autumn Budget: the impact of Universal Credit on your residents
Other policy work (Benefit Cap, Self-employment, financial resilience)
The impact of our work
Select Committee Evidence Sessions
Universal Credit Managed Migration
Focusing on prevention and engaging residents
House of Lords and Northern Voices events
What we will be focusing on next year…
We make the welfare system
simple to understand, so that
people can make the decisions
that are right for them
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Policy changes in 2018
Universal Credit: recent changes
• Higher work allowances (£1,000 for families with children or a disability)
• Ending seven waiting days and introducing a two week HB & ESA / IS / JSA run-on
• Sixteen month repayment of advance payments, maximum deduction level reduced
to 30% of personal allowance, landlord portal for those in the social-rented sector
• Protection for those losing out unfairly through transitional protection, including
those losing the severe disability premium, those with changing earnings or
childcare costs, and protection for savers for 12 months
• 18 to 21-year-olds are now able to claim the housing element of Universal Credit
• UC claimants in temporary accommodation and supported housing will continue to
receive Housing Benefit
Welfare roadmap to 2023
Other welfare changes and Homelessness
Reduction Act 2017
Homelessness Reduction Act (effective from April 2018):
• Prevention duty - Take ‘reasonable steps to help the applicant to secure that
accommodation does not cease to be available’ (s.4) – applies to all eligible applicants
threatened with homelessness within 56 days’
• Relief duty - Take ‘reasonable steps to help the applicant to secure that suitable
accommodation becomes available’ (s.5) – applies to all eligible applicants who are
homeless
• Original rehousing duty - ‘Secure that accommodation is available for occupation by the
applicant.’ (s.193 Housing Act 1996) – applies to priority need and unintentionally
homeless applicants
Some other welfare changes:
• Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) became a loan, to be repaid with interest after the
property has been sold
• LHA limits will not be applied to rents for people living in the social-rented sector
• Increase in the minimum wage and personal tax allowance
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Poll 1
Will the changes to Universal Credit make
enough of a difference?
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Our research
What impact will Universal Credit have on
people diagnosed with Motor Neurone
Disease, and their families?
- Terminal and rapidly progressing illness
- Findings relate to people diagnosed with other rapidly progressive / terminal
illnesses
- Claim process & claimant commitment continues to pose challenges
- The DWP definition of terminal illness is too narrow:
- A DS1500 form can be issued if a patient is expected to die in the next six months, while
changes underway in Scotland impose no time limit
- Explicit consent rules make it harder
- Loss of disability premiums mean the people are likely to be worse off, though
transitional protection for those in receipt of SDP has been announced
The implications of Universal Credit for
people living with MND
The impact of Universal Credit on
employment outcomes
Is Universal Credit getting more people into work?
“The Department for Work and Pensions (the
Department) will never be able to measure whether it
has achieved its stated goal of increasing
employment”
Opportunities to evidence the employment effect of
Universal Credit do exist:
• Admin data captures people on UC
• Employment rate on UC at three months versus
legacy benefits
• Three approaches: New claims, Change in
circumstances, UC vs non UC areas
• Qualitative research and full-scale review
• Our findings anticipated Government decision
that funding should remain in social security
system
• Housing Benefit the best option for foreseeable
future
• Universal Credit can be adapted for supported
housing residents
• More involvement of support workers and
greater flexibility
Universal Credit: making it work for
supported housing residents
• Even with the Autumn Budget
amendments, more households will see
household income reduced than will
gain under UC
• Increases in support are targeted at
employed households, many of whom
would have gained support pre-budget
• Households in receipt of disability
benefits, such as PIP or DLA, who are
not too ill to work, will see little change
in support.
• Non-working households will see little
change in support.
Our response to the Autumn Budget
You can see the impact locally
Trust for London allowed us to
ask and answer a different set of
questions:
• The dynamic impact / churn
• The impact of the Benefit Cap
• The impact on self-employed
people
• Growing issues with financial
resilience
• Managed migration: Evidence
to the SSAC enquiry
Other policy changes
202020
The impact of our work
Media coverage
Evidence presentations
Self-employment
Policy in Practice gave evidence at
the London Assembly,
November 2018
Benefit Cap
Policy in Practice gave evidence to
the Work and Pensions Select
Committee, October 2018
House of Lords and Northern Voices
Your Housing Benefit /
Council Tax data
+ Arrears
+ Support
Benefit and Budgeting
Analytics Engine
Who is impacted, How
much? What actions can
they take? Are they better
off? What are the Council-
wide effects?
Analytical engine + household datasets
The impact on local authorities
Councils like Islington and Newcastle are identifying
those who will need support
and targeting support to people struggling now, or
who will struggle in the future…
Households with
children and
those with low
financial
resilience.
This reduces the
1,272 self-
employed
households to
317
…to help improve people’s lives
Help people apply for benefits, show the impact of moving into work and give
personalised guidance on actions to increase income & lower costs.
Change is possible
Croydon Council nominated for Guardian Public Service award 2018
Some outcomes in Croydon
• Over a 12 month period, over 2,000 families were helped to avoid
homelessness through support with budgeting, benefits and employment
advice - preventing further cost to the Council and fulfilling Homelessness
Reduction Act requirements
• Cost avoidance savings worth over £4 million
• Helped 217 people get jobs
• 100 people avoided unnecessary impacts from the benefit cap (40 helped to
claim working tax credit, 15 moved into work, 45 supported to better paid
employment)
• 4,700 Universal Credit claimants received budgeting and digital skills help
so they can better access online services
Contacting customers in Luton
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Poll 2
What policy changes are your biggest
priorities for 2019?
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Questions from the audience
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This is an opportunity to act
We publish our analysis
Next steps
Download Autumn Budget 2018 white paper
Download Croydon Council case study
Download Universal Credit Roadmap
Short survey:
• We value your feedback
• Ask questions or clarifications
• Request a look at our work and products
• Sign up to our next webinar:
Budgeting support: Best practice ways to help low income households
Wed 16 Jan 2019 at 10:30
www.policyinpractice.co.uk
Thank you
Deven Ghelani
deven@policyinpractice.co.uk
Paul Howarth
paul@policyinpractice.co.uk
hello@policyinpractice.co.uk
office 0330 088 9242

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Webinar: 2018: A policy review of the year

  • 1. Policy in Practice 2018: A policy review of the year Wednesday 12 December 2018
  • 2. Housekeeping • Audio check • Please ask questions • Polls, downloads and a survey • Finish by 11:30
  • 3. Speakers Deven Ghelani Policy in Practice Paul Howarth Policy in Practice
  • 4. Agenda Introducing Policy in Practice Policy changes during 2018 Universal Credit Homelessness Reduction Act Our research Motor Neurone Disease Association Supported Housing: Riverside, St. Mungos, Salvation Army, YMCA Local Government Association: The employment impact Autumn Budget: the impact of Universal Credit on your residents Other policy work (Benefit Cap, Self-employment, financial resilience) The impact of our work Select Committee Evidence Sessions Universal Credit Managed Migration Focusing on prevention and engaging residents House of Lords and Northern Voices events What we will be focusing on next year…
  • 5. We make the welfare system simple to understand, so that people can make the decisions that are right for them
  • 8. Universal Credit: recent changes • Higher work allowances (£1,000 for families with children or a disability) • Ending seven waiting days and introducing a two week HB & ESA / IS / JSA run-on • Sixteen month repayment of advance payments, maximum deduction level reduced to 30% of personal allowance, landlord portal for those in the social-rented sector • Protection for those losing out unfairly through transitional protection, including those losing the severe disability premium, those with changing earnings or childcare costs, and protection for savers for 12 months • 18 to 21-year-olds are now able to claim the housing element of Universal Credit • UC claimants in temporary accommodation and supported housing will continue to receive Housing Benefit
  • 10. Other welfare changes and Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 Homelessness Reduction Act (effective from April 2018): • Prevention duty - Take ‘reasonable steps to help the applicant to secure that accommodation does not cease to be available’ (s.4) – applies to all eligible applicants threatened with homelessness within 56 days’ • Relief duty - Take ‘reasonable steps to help the applicant to secure that suitable accommodation becomes available’ (s.5) – applies to all eligible applicants who are homeless • Original rehousing duty - ‘Secure that accommodation is available for occupation by the applicant.’ (s.193 Housing Act 1996) – applies to priority need and unintentionally homeless applicants Some other welfare changes: • Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) became a loan, to be repaid with interest after the property has been sold • LHA limits will not be applied to rents for people living in the social-rented sector • Increase in the minimum wage and personal tax allowance
  • 11. 111111 Poll 1 Will the changes to Universal Credit make enough of a difference?
  • 14. What impact will Universal Credit have on people diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, and their families? - Terminal and rapidly progressing illness - Findings relate to people diagnosed with other rapidly progressive / terminal illnesses - Claim process & claimant commitment continues to pose challenges - The DWP definition of terminal illness is too narrow: - A DS1500 form can be issued if a patient is expected to die in the next six months, while changes underway in Scotland impose no time limit - Explicit consent rules make it harder - Loss of disability premiums mean the people are likely to be worse off, though transitional protection for those in receipt of SDP has been announced The implications of Universal Credit for people living with MND
  • 15. The impact of Universal Credit on employment outcomes Is Universal Credit getting more people into work? “The Department for Work and Pensions (the Department) will never be able to measure whether it has achieved its stated goal of increasing employment” Opportunities to evidence the employment effect of Universal Credit do exist: • Admin data captures people on UC • Employment rate on UC at three months versus legacy benefits • Three approaches: New claims, Change in circumstances, UC vs non UC areas
  • 16. • Qualitative research and full-scale review • Our findings anticipated Government decision that funding should remain in social security system • Housing Benefit the best option for foreseeable future • Universal Credit can be adapted for supported housing residents • More involvement of support workers and greater flexibility Universal Credit: making it work for supported housing residents
  • 17. • Even with the Autumn Budget amendments, more households will see household income reduced than will gain under UC • Increases in support are targeted at employed households, many of whom would have gained support pre-budget • Households in receipt of disability benefits, such as PIP or DLA, who are not too ill to work, will see little change in support. • Non-working households will see little change in support. Our response to the Autumn Budget
  • 18. You can see the impact locally
  • 19. Trust for London allowed us to ask and answer a different set of questions: • The dynamic impact / churn • The impact of the Benefit Cap • The impact on self-employed people • Growing issues with financial resilience • Managed migration: Evidence to the SSAC enquiry Other policy changes
  • 22. Evidence presentations Self-employment Policy in Practice gave evidence at the London Assembly, November 2018 Benefit Cap Policy in Practice gave evidence to the Work and Pensions Select Committee, October 2018
  • 23. House of Lords and Northern Voices
  • 24. Your Housing Benefit / Council Tax data + Arrears + Support Benefit and Budgeting Analytics Engine Who is impacted, How much? What actions can they take? Are they better off? What are the Council- wide effects? Analytical engine + household datasets
  • 25. The impact on local authorities
  • 26. Councils like Islington and Newcastle are identifying those who will need support
  • 27. and targeting support to people struggling now, or who will struggle in the future… Households with children and those with low financial resilience. This reduces the 1,272 self- employed households to 317
  • 28. …to help improve people’s lives Help people apply for benefits, show the impact of moving into work and give personalised guidance on actions to increase income & lower costs.
  • 29. Change is possible Croydon Council nominated for Guardian Public Service award 2018
  • 30. Some outcomes in Croydon • Over a 12 month period, over 2,000 families were helped to avoid homelessness through support with budgeting, benefits and employment advice - preventing further cost to the Council and fulfilling Homelessness Reduction Act requirements • Cost avoidance savings worth over £4 million • Helped 217 people get jobs • 100 people avoided unnecessary impacts from the benefit cap (40 helped to claim working tax credit, 15 moved into work, 45 supported to better paid employment) • 4,700 Universal Credit claimants received budgeting and digital skills help so they can better access online services
  • 32. 323232 Poll 2 What policy changes are your biggest priorities for 2019?
  • 35. 353535 This is an opportunity to act
  • 36. We publish our analysis
  • 37. Next steps Download Autumn Budget 2018 white paper Download Croydon Council case study Download Universal Credit Roadmap Short survey: • We value your feedback • Ask questions or clarifications • Request a look at our work and products • Sign up to our next webinar: Budgeting support: Best practice ways to help low income households Wed 16 Jan 2019 at 10:30
  • 38. www.policyinpractice.co.uk Thank you Deven Ghelani deven@policyinpractice.co.uk Paul Howarth paul@policyinpractice.co.uk hello@policyinpractice.co.uk office 0330 088 9242

Editor's Notes

  1. Analytics – Software – Policy
  2. 4 different government departments Now and into the future This is show a timeline of all the changes / reforms at a national level – -show how much change is coming over the 5 years and the huge task LA have in getting these changes implemented. now more than ever communication between LA’s, 3rd party organisations and residents is needed. Helping residents understand what this all means for them.
  3. Do this after recapping what the changes to UC were (previous slide) Yes, no further changes to UC are required Yes, the changes do go a long way – but more changes are required No, many more changes are still required to make UC work No, nothing can make UC work now
  4. Problem Findings 1 Findings 2 Findings 3 Recommendation & Results Universal Credit has a substantial impact on people living with MND Managing a Universal Credit claim is difficult for people living with MND > The DWP definition of terminal illness is too narrow > Explicit consent rules under Universal Credit make claim management harder > The focus on work is often insensitive and inappropriate for people living with MND Some will lose and some will gain support under Universal Credit > Removal of disability premiums under Universal Credit > More gradual withdrawal of support for people living with MND and earning > Receiving Carers Allowance does not affect Universal Credit > Notional income threshold for benefits eligibility reduced under Universal Credit > The best support lies with individual attention to circumstances Small changes can go a long way to make Universal Credit work http://policyinpractice.co.uk/the-implications-of-universal-credit-on-people-living-with-motor-neurone-disease/
  5. Is Universal Credit getting more people into work? Opportunities to evidence the employment effect of Universal Credit do exist Our approach: tracking the outcomes of individual households over time Findings: there is some evidence that Universal Credit has a small positive impact on employment So, does Universal Credit fulfil its intent to get more people into work? The impact of Universal Credit will look very different locally http://policyinpractice.co.uk/is-universal-credit-getting-more-people-into-work/
  6. And three weeks later Esther McVey resigned…
  7. Add Times coverage and pic of Zoe at London Assembly
  8. Make the link – Influence through our analysis, which is based on your data… - Plus we can help local authorities deliver policy….
  9. Islington 30k households One-third of the population 70% are of working age 23,000 eligible for Universal Credit Average impact is -£6.50 a week, one third gain, one third lose, one-third stay the same Rising living costs Governments may know how one policy affects many people. We can show how all policies combined affect one person. We work with household level data from over 40 different local authorities to Welfare reforms we model, and how accurate we are.
  10. Which policy changes are your biggest priorities for 2019? Preventing homelessness Preparing people for Universal Credit managed migration Preparing self-employed people for Universal Credit Dealing with lower living standards (debt and arrears) Other, eg 2 child limit, severe disability premium