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Get the latest news, findings and research relating to the third sector from the Civil Society Involvement team here on our blog. We want to understand the key issues within the current European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) programme which are affecting the ability of third sector organisations to use European funds effectively.

Pay progression for low-paid workers: The role of corporate decision-making

October 31, 2019

Low productivity growth, rising housing costs and a freeze of in-work benefits have resulted in an environment where, in 2017, eight million people lived below the poverty line, despite living…

Time for Demand: Boosting productivity with public investment, minimum wages and paid holiday

August 30, 2019

The New Economics Foundation (NEF) has released a new report outlining how increasing minimum wages and statutory paid holiday entitlement could solve the UK’s productivity problem. It also says that there are strong correlations…

Measuring Poverty 2019: A report of the Social Metrics Commission

July 10, 2019

The Social Metrics Commission was founded in 2016, in response to the fact that the UK no longer had an official measure of poverty. Its ambition was to develop metrics…

Embedding work and related outcomes into social prescribing: Overcoming challenges and maximising opportunities

June 10, 2019

In recent years, there has been increasing interest from policymakers in social prescribing as a means of improving public health and wellbeing, including recognition of its role in supporting individuals…

Pay progression for low-paid workers: The role of tax and wage regulation

June 9, 2019

There is a growing sense that work is no longer providing a reliable route to better living standards and social mobility. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that eight million working…

Parks and innovation: Lessons from Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Park

May 31, 2019

This report from Centre for Cities explores the impact of policies on Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP), which is helping transform Sheffield City Region’s economy, and the way they increase…

Useful Resource: Low Pay Britain 2019: Resolution Foundation Report

May 31, 2019

The Resolution Foundation has released their 9th annual report on low pay in the UK labour market. This year’s report focuses on minimum wage, as recent increases in wage levels…

From Mission to Impact: How social business can create a fairer, more robust economy and improve the wellbeing of society

May 10, 2019

By reorientating around creating beneficial social impacts, social businesses can play an essential role in improving society. Business is uniquely placed to provide the innovation, drive and investment that is…

Could ESF Community Grants help your project to support those in your community move closer to the labour market?

April 25, 2019

We’ve gathered some of the most useful links from the UK’s Third Sector support organisations, to help you find and access European Social Fund (ESF) Community Grants in your local…

Making apprenticeships work

March 10, 2019

When done properly, apprenticeships can deliver a significant boost to the economy by plugging the gap in technical skills, while also providing high-quality vocational training for those who do not…

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