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On 1 July the Social Research Association will hold our Summer Event. The theme is ‘Living with Austerity: What Does Research Tell Us?’ Four presentations will describe research that helps us understand the impact of the cuts in diverse settings:
- Holding on to a home – the impacts and implications of welfare reform
Hilary Burkitt (Shelter)
Research conducted by and for Shelter shows how welfare reform is impacting housing choices and outcomes, and will consider future implications for research and policy.
- Living with austerity – how is it affecting the better-off half of the 99%?
Danny Dorling (Oxford University)
Reports on austerity rightly tend to concentrate on those who are hardest hit by the cuts. However, there is another group who have seen their living standards curtailed.
- Families in austerity – a focus on food poverty
Suzanne Hall (Ipsos MORI)
An account of qualitative work for the Family and Childcare Trust on the impact of austerity on families, and mixed methods research for the GLA on child hunger in London.
- Council Tax Support and adult social care: recent work by the National Audit Office
Richard Douglas and Sarah Taylor (NAO)
A description of recent National Audit Office studies examining the introduction of Council Tax Support, and setting out an overview of adult social care.
The flyer on our website gives more details: http://the-sra.org.uk/event-registration/?ee=172
We’re grateful to Helen Barnard of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for chairing the event. There will be time for audience questions and discussion after each presentation.
Many thanks to the Local Government Association for hosting us at their London headquarters in Smith Square. The event runs from 2 - 5pm, followed by a drinks reception on the LGA’s roof terrace overlooking Parliament.
The delegate rate is £65 (SRA members £45). Read more and book a place on our website: http://the-sra.org.uk/event-registration/?ee=172
With best regards
Social Research Association
www.the-sra.org.uk
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