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  1. Prospect of becoming NEET rises by 40 per cent for those with A-levels

    s young people worry about their A Level results, new statistics show that no matter what their grades, they will face a tough year.

  2. ippr issues warnings for the next stage of welfare-to-work reform

    atest unemployment statistics show the economic recovery continues to be sluggish: today's figures show 2.46 million people are unemployed, with an additional 1.5 million unable to find a permanent or full-time job.

  3. Government looks into unpaid internships following IPPR report

    Following the release of a new report

  4. Government consultation on welfare reform includes IPPR idea of Single Working Age Benefit

    The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Iain Duncan Smith, has made simplifying the benefit system and making work pay a key plank of his department's mission over the next few years. ippr's idea of a Single Working Age Benefit is…

  5. Social housing swap scheme and 'right-to-move' policies will leave poor Northern communities behind

    velyn Tehrani, Research Fellow at ippr north, reacts to Grant Shapps' plans for social housing swapping scheme.

  6. Confusion over interns' pay puts employers at risk of breaking law

    A new report

  7. ippr welcomes more simplicity in benefits system but questions effectiveness of reforms on their own

    ate Stanley, Deputy Director at ippr, reacts to Iain Duncan Smith's plans for sweeping changes to the benefit system.

  8. High Court ruling shows need for fundamental reform of immigration removals process

    ppr says that today's High Court ruling that the fast-track policy of deportation is "unlawful and must be quashed" highlights the need for root and branch reform of the removals process.

  9. New report highlights the need for a new cooperative framework for the Big Society to succeed

    Rolling back the state and expecting communities to leap into the driving seat will not succeed without a new cooperative framework of rights and responsibilities, says a new paper

  10. New report highlights the need for a new co-operative framework for the Big Society to succeed

    olling back the state and expecting communities to leap into the driving seat will not succeed without a new cooperative framework of rights and responsibilities, says a new paper from ippr, published by Co-operatives UK.

  11. ippr calls for wider referendum on voting reform

    s plans for a proposed referendum on the Alternative Vote vs the current First Past the Post system for the UK Parliament at Westminster are announced, ippr calls for the government to be bolder and offer the electorate the chance to opt…

  12. Research reveals gaps between rhetoric and reality of Big Society plans

    he government's Big Society plans envisage a key role for social enterprises in delivering public services and supporting community action. But a new report by the leading think tank ippr north reveals an inconvenient truth for the new…