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• Posted on 28 June 2017 by Ben Baumberg Geiger, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Kent

  Sharp softening of attitudes to benefit claimants, reveals new data

  For 25 years, the British public have been hostile towards benefit claimants. But the latest British Social Attitudes report suggests that this is changing.

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  Tags: British Social Attitudes, benefits system

• Posted on 28 June 2017 by Aaron Reeves, Associate Professorial Research Fellow in Poverty and Inequality, London School of Economics and Political Science

  Tax avoidance and benefit manipulation: a double standard?

  Do the British public consider tax evasion and benefit manipulation to be as bad as each other? 

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  Tags: British Social Attitudes, benefits system, tax

• Posted on 21 July 2016 by Alun Humphrey, Head of Household Surveys

  Housing in England

  

  Today sees the publication of the latest report of DCLG’s English Housing Survey, which includes findings from the 2014-15 survey.

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  Tags: English Housing Survey, Homes, benefits system, first-time buyer, home ownership, housing, housing benefit, housing market