2023 news and blogs
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Fuel Poverty and Homelessness: Exploring the extremes of the Cost of Living crisis
The University of York’s Cost of Living research group has published a new report exploring the link between fuel poverty and homelessness.
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Policy Brief: The Future of the Household Support Fund
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.
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New report lays bare the realities of the cost of living crisis for low income families
A new report offers an insight into local councillors’ fears of a “sense of crisis” in the communities they serve.
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Times Higher Education award nomination for UoY's work on the Cost of Living
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.
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Blog: The Problem of the Rent and the Problem of the Mortgage
Professor Nicholas Pleace, Director of the Centre for Housing Policy, School for Business and Society, explores the endless crisis of housing affordability.
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Exploring Social Tariffs for Energy
Antonia Keung and Jonathan Bradshaw discuss a social tariff for energy and how to operationalise it.
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Impact on large families of two recent welfare reforms
A series of short videos that document the reality of the effects of the two-child limit and the benefit cap.
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Who are the fuel poor?
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.
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Children at risk of destitution as local services struggle under cost of living
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.
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Children in the North most vulnerable to rising living costs
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.
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Blog: Impact of the cost of living on lone parents and the single elderly
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.