News and blogs

We note with sadness the passing of our colleague Antonia Keung on 1 October 2024

A new blog by by Kit Colliver, John Hudson, Neil Lunt and Jed Meers, reflects on the future of the Household Support Fund

Researchers at the Administrative Fairness Lab have launched a new partnership with six local welfare organisations in York.

Kate Pickett, Chair of the Cost of Living research group, has published a new book: ‘Act Now: A Vision for a Better Future and a New Social Contract’.

This special report, produced for the Fairness Foundation, examines the fairness arguments for the two-child limit and whether they outweigh the arguments for abolishing it.

In this follow up to a recent policy brief, the Cost of Living research group respond to the news that the Household Support Fund will be extended as part of the spring budget.

Nicholas Pleace and Carolyn Snell explore austerity, the cost of living crisis and the weakening of the homelessness sector

Experiences of the two-child limit and the benefit cap during the ongoing cost of living crisis

Professor Jonathan Bradshaw offers a critique of the latest Fuel Poverty Statistics for 2024. These figures are published annually by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The University of York’s Cost of Living research group has published a new report exploring the link between fuel poverty and homelessness.

A new Policy Brief from Dr Jed Meers, Dr Kit Colliver, Professor John Hudson and Professor Neil Lunt from University of York Cost of Living Research Group (CoLRG) examines the future of the Household Support Fund and its importance in supporting the needs of low-income households and activities in the third sector.

A new report offers an insight into local councillors’ fears of a “sense of crisis” in the communities they serve.

The University of York has been nominated for University of the Year in the Times Higher Education awards 2023 for it's work and research on the Cost of Living.

Professor Nicholas Pleace, Director of the Centre for Housing Policy, School for Business and Society, explores the endless crisis of housing affordability.

Antonia Keung and Jonathan Bradshaw discuss a social tariff for energy and how to operationalise it.

A series of short videos that document the reality of the effects of the two-child limit and the benefit cap.

Antonia Keung and Jonathan Bradshaw provide an update on fuel poverty after the Chancellor announced that the Energy Price Guarantee would remain at £2500 in April.

Research conducted by our Cost of Living Group shows that there is significant concern about the capacity of local councils and public services to respond to the cost of living crisis.

A recent report co-authored by York researchers from our Cost of Living Research Group shows that child poverty, including fuel poverty and food insecurity, is higher in the North than the rest of England.

Emma Tominey and James Baraniak from the Department of Economics share this blog on how inflation driven by rising fuel and food bills will increase poverty, especially for lone parent and single elderly households.

Addressing the cost of living crisis is an issue of social justice. The York Policy Engine hosted a webinar led by our Cost of Living Research Group on this topic.

Professor Kate Pickett has worked with colleagues to develop a primer and short video on promoting and protecting health and wellbeing during the cost of living crisis.

York City Council hosted a cost of living summit to discuss the rising costs of living.

Homelessness, as most people think of it, involves people living rough on the street, but it actually encompasses a much larger population whose existing housing has become unsustainable.

Fairness is not just about what help we provide, but how we provide it.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Child of the North launched an evidence hearing on the cost of living crisis.