Demos recommends issuing benefit cash on 'prepay' cards
Demos analysis of 'cashless' welfare payments fuels a necessary moral and political debate.
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'Welfare cash cards' are much more than a tool of state control
The debate about whether the state should control benefits should not mask the many positive aspects of prepaid, writes Claudia Wood in Society Guardian.
Radio 4 discusses Faithful Providers
Jonathan Birdwell argues that religous groups should be considered for a greater role in delivering public services, on Radio 4's Sunday programme.
Britons 'self-segregate' as white flight soars
Nicholas Hellen reports on the phenomenon of "white flight" in the Sunday Times.
How cities can be the engines of good growth
Duncan O'Leary talks to Andy Ford and Nick C Jones of PwC and Gerald Vernon-Jackson, leader of Portsmouth City Council, about Demos and PwC's report 'Good Growth for Cities'.
How can faith bodies provide welfare when their own cupboards are bare?
Andrew Brown supports the findings of Demos's Faithful Providers report, arguing that the level of funding to faith bodies is 'both shocking and clearly inadequate'.
Get religious groups on board with Work Programme
The Independent reports on the Faithful Providers report, which argues for the use of religous institutions in delivering public services.
Newsnight debates Romanian immigration
David Goodhart appears on Newsnight to discuss EU enlargement and Romanian immigration to the UK.
Welfare cuts: pick your battles
Claudia Wood argues that the loss of child benefit for higher earners is less important than the cuts in income for poor families heralded by tomorrow’s benefits uprating bill.
Child benefit cuts: "we're not in an ideal world"
On Radio 5 Live, Claudia Wood argues that whole family assessment of child benefit is impractical due to current UK tax law.
NEET explosion in the next five years
Demos analysis shows that NEET levels will stay high, unless the Government takes radical action.
We'll be worst affected by spending cuts say young people
New Demos research shows 32 per cent of 16-24 year olds think that they would be worst affected by the spending cuts.
Setting rules is a class issue
New Demos report shows difficulty setting consistent rules and boundaries in low-income households has a detrimental effect on children’s development.
Stress, guilt and exhaustion 'toxic mix' for middle class parents
New Demos report shows inflexible, stressful and emotionally demanding jobs can undermine parenting confidence and contribute to emotional withdrawal from children
Confident single parents more effective than couples in crisis
A new report by Demos shows that stable single-parented families provide a better home environment for children than rowing married couples finds.
Scrapping DLA will see more disabled Britons forced below the poverty line
New Demos research claims the assessment for the new Personal Independence Payment will not accurately measure the costs of people living with disability.
Launch of the Commission on Assisted Dying
Demos launched an independent inquiry into assisted dying with a speech by Lord Falconer.
New data exposes challenges of rolling out Personal Care Budgets
Research shows that local authorities face significant challenges in implementing personal budgets.
Demos: 200,000 people a year should die at home, not in hospital
New Demos research shows that far more people are dying in hospital than want to, which could be remedied by founding an end of life care service.
Osborne gambling with economic confidence
Kitty Ussher warns that confidence is key following the Spending Review.