Number of families hit by Benefit Cap trebles

The benefit cap was lowered in November 2016, and as a result, the latest statistics published yesterday ( 5 May 2017) show that the number of families hit has tripled: 280,000 people live in famil The benefit cap was lowered in November 2016, and as a result, the...

What Northern Ireland can tell us about welfare reform

Imagine if, when Iain Duncan Smith began his welfare reforms, we had allocated an area of the UK where the reforms were not implemented, as a sort of control group for comparison. Imagine if, when Iain Duncan Smith began his welfare reforms, we had allocated an area...

Ekklesia election focus: #Vote4CommonGood in 2017

Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform have created a joint #Vote4CommonGood project in preparation for the UK General Election on 8 June 2017. Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform have created a joint #Vote4CommonGood project in preparation for...

Ekklesia and the 2017 General Election

As in previous years (2005, 2010 and 2015) Ekklesia will not be registering with the Electoral Commission as a lobbyist. As in previous years (2005, 2010 and 2015) Ekklesia will not be registering with the Electoral Commission as a lobbyist. Our activities during the...