'People should look beyond the headlines at what Demos actually says on cash cards'
Carl Packman tackles the Power of Prepaid on Left Foot Forward saying the report is 'more than the sum of its reactions'.
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Benefits on pre-paid cards?
Claudia Wood discusses the advantages and limitations of prepaid cards alongside Alec Shelbrooke MP on the Today Programme.
Prepaid benefits cards should be examined 'under a bright glare of debate'
On Comment is Free, Ally Fogg weighes the advantages and dangers of adopting prepaid benefits cards.
Demos recommends issuing benefit cash on 'prepay' cards
Demos analysis of 'cashless' welfare payments fuels a necessary moral and political debate.
'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.
Schools failing half of all young people
Demos report shows secondary schools across the country are failing to provide appropriate teaching for the 50 per cent of all young people who do not go on to higher education.
British workers amongst worst protected in OECD countries
Demos analysis of the latest figures shows that British workers are some of worst protected in the OECD.
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.