Reference Materials

• Revenue, capital, prevention: A new public spending framework for the future

  This briefing paper calls for the creation of a new category within government expenditure – Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limits (PDEL). This would classify and ringfence preventative investment, in order to […]

  Published on: 11th October 2024

  Reference type: Framework

• Overcoming health inequalities in ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

  This report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for left-behind neighbourhoods describes the impact of poor health for those living in deprived areas and ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods in England and […]

  Published on: 11th October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• OECD employment outlook 2022

  Looking at labour market recovery from the pandemic and how this has been further impacted by the Ukraine conflict; reviewing the key labour market and social challenges for a more […]

  Published on: 11th October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Is there an association between working conditions and health?: An analysis of the sixth European working conditions survey data

  This research article on European working conditions presents results that show that encouraging working conditions, work environment, and job support are associated with both better self-assessed health and better objective […]

  Published on: 11th October 2024

  Reference type: Journal

• Income security during periods of ill health: A scoping review of policies, practice and coverage in low-income and middle-income countries

  This research article concludes that informal employment in the EU-27 is characterised by worse working conditions and employment precariousness than the conditions for formal employees. Also, that there is no […]

  Published on: 11th October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Tackling the cost of living crisis for older people: What the Government must do

  Older people who can’t afford their energy bills need the certainty of a discounted energy deal and, until this is in place, the Government must ensure all older people have […]

  Published on: 10th October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• COVID-19 and global income inequality

  This research article explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global income inequality.

  Published on: 8th October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• An active travel action plan for Wales

  The Welsh Government action plan to enable people to walk and cycle more.

  Published on: 3rd October 2024

  Reference type: Legislation and policy

• Building for a better tomorrow: Policies to make housing more affordable

  This OECD report focusses on housing affordability across OECD countries and key drivers of the increasingly tight housing market and the impacts of this on those most vulnerable, including low-income […]

  Published on: 3rd October 2024

  Reference type: Article

• Brief report: A comparison of child mental health inequalities in three UK population cohorts

  This brief report reveals that the mental health gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children in the UK has not reduced over the last 20 years and may be getting worse.

  Published on: 3rd October 2024

  Reference type: Article