Economics Has the cost of tax credits really ballooned? Far from spiralling out of control, the increase in expenditure on tax credits is entirely expected, explains Declan Gaffney. By Declan Gaffney
Economics The government needs to stop ignoring the social disaster of women deserts By Declan Gaffney
Economics We need to enable welfare contribution, not just enforce it By Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney
Disabled people have never had it so bad Media rhetoric and verbal abuse in public places. By Ben Baumberg, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney
The rise in housing benefit is driven by a rise in need. No more, no less It's not greed, it's not fraud, it's just more people needing help to live their lives, writes Declan Gaffney. By Declan Gaffney
The missing dimension of poverty: stigma The experience of the social stigma around poverty is real, measurable and crucial. By Declan Gaffney
Scroungers, fraudsters and parasites: how media coverage affects our view of benefit claimants The public discourse of welfare in the UK seems to be caught in a vicious circle, where the media,… By Ben Baumberg, Kate Bell and Declan Gaffney
Unemployment is still too high – so why don’t people care? Unemployment of 7.8% ought to have people in the streets. Yet the only thing we hear is a collective… By Declan Gaffney
The Telegraph and Mail should stop buying DWP briefings hook, line and sinker People leave housing benefit all the time, but the DWP managed to turn no news into good news By Declan Gaffney