Reports on the Impact of Public Spending Cuts Across the UK
A selection of useful reports which analyse the impact of public spending cuts and welfare reforms across different regions and nations of the UK. Analysis includes an examination of the impacts of various welfare reforms, such as the introduction of benefit sanctions, the ‘bedroom tax’, PIP, and ESA, and analysis of how welfare reforms and public spending cuts have impacted on specific groups, including women, disabled people, older people, BAME people and young people.
This page lists reports which analyse the impact of public spending cuts and welfare reforms on different groups of people across different areas of the UK. For ease of navigation the reports have been divided into three main categories based on the focus of their findings.
If you are planning an impact assessment of the spending cuts you can access guides and toolkits for impact assessments along with a range of resources.
If you have any suggestions for further reports please email James Harrison.
Exploring the impact of welfare reform and public spending cuts on different geographic areas
Exploring the impact of specific welfare reforms
- Benefit Sanctions
- Universal Credit
- The removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (Bedroom Tax)
- Wider changes to Housing Benefit
- Personal Independent Payments (PIP)
- Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Work Capability Assessments (WCA)
- Other welfare reforms
Exploring the impact of welfare reform and public spending cuts on different groups
- Women
- Older people
- Disabled people and carers
- BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) people
- Children and young people
Reports exploring the impact of welfare reform and public spending cuts on different geographic areas
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts across the whole of the UK
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description |
| PSE UK |
'Poverty and Local Services in the Midst of Austerity' (2016) |
This report compares the changing impact of welfare reform since 2012. |
| Trade Union Congress |
'The Impact of Planned Cuts to Public Spending over the 2015-20 Parliament' by Howard Reeds (2016) |
Report analysing the distributional effect of the proposed cuts to public services including health, education, social care and housing, and public transport. |
| Trade Union Congress | This report looks at how cuts to welfare spending have been detrimental to both economic growth and standards of living in the UK. | |
| Trade Union Congress | 'Unequal Impact of Public Sector Job Cuts Revealed Across UK Regions' (2015) | Article revealing that certain UK regions are suffering disproportionately due to public sector job cuts. |
| LSE Centre for Economic Performance | 'Austerity: Growth Costs and Post-Election Plans' (2015) | This brief report compares the state of the UK economy in light of welfare reform policies. |
| Social Security Advisory Committee | 'The cumulative impact of welfare reform: a commentary' (2014) | This report argues that it is difficult to definitively calculate the cumulative effect of welfare reform policies. |
| Oxfam | Multiple cuts for the poorest families by Hannah Aldridge & Tom Mcinnes (2014)Link opens in a new window | This report looks at how many of the poorest families have been affected by one or more of the benefit cuts to date. |
| Department for Work & Pensions | Benefit Cap: Analysis of outcomes of capped claimants by Kirandip Kaur et al (2014)Link opens in a new window | Report into historical trends of the benefit cap, on-flows and off-flows and average loss for households. The report also looks at moves into work and probability of moving house for capped households compared to a similar group with benefits income just under the cap level |
| Centre for Welfare Reform | 'Counting the Cuts: What the Government Doesn't Want the Public to Know' by Dr Simon Duffy (2014).Link opens in a new window | Report on behalf of the Campaign for a Fair Society demonstrating how public spending cuts can unfairly impact people in poverty and disabled people. |
| PSE UK | 'Life on a Low Income in Austere Times' (2014) | Report which draws attention to how individuals with low incomes experience welfare reform. |
| National Association of Welfare Rights Advisors | "NAWRA Welfare Reform Changes Chart" (2014)Link opens in a new window | Resource table detailing changes to welfare refrom prior to April 2013, changes to welfare which have taken place post April 2013, and forthcoming changes which are yet to take effect. |
| Positively UK | 'The Impact of Welfare Reform on People Living with HIV in England' (2014) | Report examining the impact of benefits cuts on the support those living with HIV are able to secure. |
| Local Government Association & Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion | 'The Local Impacts of Welfare Reform: An Assessment of Cumulative Impacts and Mitigations' by Tony Wilson, Gareth Morgan, Afzal Rahman and Lovedeep Vaid (2013)Link opens in a new window. |
Report looking at the cumulative local impact of benefit reforms since the Coalition Governement took office. |
| Oxfam | 'The Perfect Storm: Economic stagnation, the rising cost of living, public spending cuts, and the impact on UK poverty' (2012)Link opens in a new window. | Report analysing the impacts which spending cuts are having on the poorest people within the UK. |
| Liverpool Public Health Observatory | 'Assessing the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Health and Wellbeing' by Lyn Winters, Sharon McAteer and Alex Scott-Samuel (2012).Link opens in a new window | Report on the health impact of the economic downturn and spending cuts. |
| The Institute of Fiscal Studies | 'The Distributional Effect of Tax and Benefit Reforms to be Introduced Between June 2010 and April 2014: a Revised Assessment' by James Browne and Peter Levell (2010)Link opens in a new window. | Report looking at how a number of tax and benefit changes planned since 2010 will be more likely to have a negative impact on the poorer half of the UK population that the richer half. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on Scotland
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description |
| Iriss | 'The Impact of Welfare Reform on the Social Services Workforce' (2016) | This report examines how the social services workforces have been impacted by recent austerity measures. The report draws on evidence gathered across the UK, but primarily focuses on Scotland. |
| Insights | 'The Impact of Welfare Reform on the Social Services Workforce' by Yvette Burgess, Ian Cunningham and Neil Macleod (2016) | Report examining the impact of welfare reform on social services workforce in Scotland. |
| UNISON Scotland | 'The cuts don't work: The impact of austerity cuts on Scotland's public services' (2014) | Report addressing the impact of austerity on Scotland's public services, particularly focusing on the NHS and local councils. |
| Scottish Government Social Research, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Stirling | "The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland – Tracking Study: Year 1 Report"by Billie Lister et al (2014)Link opens in a new window | Report exploring the the findings from the first two sweeps of interviews from a study on the impact of on-going welfare changes for a range of households in Scotland. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on Wales
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description |
| Cuts Watch Cymru | “Impact of welfare reform on fuel poverty in Wales” (2013) | Report highlighting the impact that welfare reform is likely to have on fuel poverty in Wales, including recommendations on what can be done to mitigate these impacts. |
| House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee | 'The impact of housing benefit changes in Wales' (2013).Link opens in a new window | Report considering what the impact of housing benefit changes in Wales will be. |
| National Assembly for Wales | 'Quick Guide. Welfare in Wales Series: Impact of Reforms' (2011)Link opens in a new window. | Summary of the impacts that some of the recent welfare reforms are to have on people living in Wales. |
| Cuts Watch Cymru | 'Wales on the Edge' (2011)Link opens in a new window. | An overview of current and predicted impacts of welfare reforms on communities across Wales. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on Northern Ireland
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Author | Description |
| UNISON | 'The People's Voice on Cuts, Austerity, and the Impact on Local Services in Northern Ireland' (2015). | This newspaper report highlights the various impacts of austerity on different public services and groups in Northern Ireland. |
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Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Edinburgh Napier University |
'Employment Inequalities in an Economic Downturn' by Ron McQuaid, Emma Hollywood and Jesus Canduela (2010).Link opens in a new window |
Research report on the impact of the economic downturn on the employment status and prospects across equality grounds in Northern Ireland. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on different UK areas
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Area | Description |
| Durham County Council | 'Welfare Reform and Poverty Issues' (2017) | Durham county | Report highlighting the multiple ways in which Durham county is impacted by austerity measures. |
| Centre for Health and Inequalities Research, Department of Geography, Durham University and Wolfson Research Institute for Health and Well-Being, Durham University |
'Inequalities in mental health and well-being in a time of austerity: Baseline findings from the Stockton-on-Tees cohort study' (2016) | Stockton- on-Tees | This report focuses on austerity's influence on mental health. |
| Citizens Advice Bureau | 'Evaluation of claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) by South Staffordshire residents' (2015) | South Staffordshire | Evalutation of PIP using interview evidence. |
| Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion | ‘The impacts of welfare reform on residents in Brighton and Hove’ by Jane Colechin, John Griffiths and Tony Wilson (2015) |
Brighton and Hove | Report commissioned by Brighton & Hove City Council and based around interviews, surveys, workshops and focus groups, examining the impact of welfare reforms on local residents. |
| Somerset Intelligence | 'Somerset Welfare Reform Impact Monitoring Report 2015-2016' (2015) | Somerset | Report examines the impact of benefits reform in Somerset. |
| Centre for Local Economic Strategies, presented to Trade Union Congress | 'A Summary of Austerity in the South East and Reading and a Case Study of Reading Borough Council' (2014) | Reading Borough Council | Report examining welfare reform impacts in the South East of England. |
| Centre for Local Economic Strategies, presented to Trade Union Congress | 'A Summary of Austerity in the North West and a Case Study of Blackpool Council' (2014) | North West, Blackpool Council | Report looks into the impact of austerity in the North West of England. |
| Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion | ‘The impacts of welfare reform on residents in Tower Hamlets’ by Pippa Lane, Afzal Rahman and Tony Wilson (2014)Link opens in a new window | London | Report looking into the financial impacts of welfare reforms on communities within Tower Hamlets, noting that impacts are within the top 10% in the UK, with over 40,600 households being negatively affected. |
| Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion | ‘The impacts of welfare reform in Oxford’ by Malen Davies and Tony Wilson (2014)Link opens in a new window | Oxford | Research commissioned by Oxford City Council into the impact of welfare reforms on local residents, including a look at the disproportionate effect of welfare reforms on single earner households, lone parent families and disabled individuals. |
| Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Stirling |
Literature review: "Exploring the challenges and opportunities facing lone parents Literature Review" by Dr Helen Graham and Ronald McQuaid (2014)Link opens in a new window |
Glasgow | Report focussing on how welfare reforms have affected lone parents in receipt of JSA and lone parents resident in Glasgow who are moving into work, plus corresponding literature review. |
| University of Sunderland, Centre for Children, Young People and Families | 'Localism or Pulling the Plug on Public Services? Consequences of Austerity for the Third Sector in the North East' by Catherine Donovan, John Clayton & Jacqui Merchant (2012). Link opens in a new window | North East England | Report on the effects of austerity on the third sector in the North East of England by looking at three main policy areas: public spending cuts, localism and the Big Society. |
| The Young Foundation | 'An Insight into the Impact of the Cuts on Some of the Most Vulnerable in Camden' by Mhairi Aylott, Will Norman, Catherine Russell and Vicki Sellick (2012)Link opens in a new window. | Camden | Report looking at how different groups of individuals in the Camden area of London have been affected by public spending cuts. |
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Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion |
“Making work pay in London under Universal Credit” (2011)Link opens in a new window | London |
Assessment into the likely impact of Universal Credit in London for a typical group of households. |
Reports exploring the impact of specific welfare reforms
Reports exploring the impacts of Benefit Sanctions
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Oxfam | ‘How Effective are Benefits Sanctions? An investigation into the effectiveness of the post-2012 sanctions regime for Jobseeker's Allowance claimants’ by Howard Reed (2014)Link opens in a new window | Report analysing the effectiveness of benefit sanctions in terms of whether they decrease unemployment rates by encouraging claimants to seek work. Report concludes by finding that benefit sanctions have not had a positive effect on increasing employment rates. | General |
| New Policy Institute and Oxfam GB | 'Multiple Cuts for the Poorest Families: 1.75 million of the poorest families have seen their benefits cut to date due to welfare reform' (2014) | This report focuses on the ways in which the UK's poorest families have been impacted by multiple benefits cuts. | General |
| Making Every Adult Matter | “Evidence from the frontline. How policy changes are affecting people experiencing multiple needs” (2014)Link opens in a new window | Interim report from the Voices from the Frontline Project, highlighting the damage welfare reforms have caused to people with multiple needs and how the introduction of benefit sanctions has been the most negative aspect of welfare reforms for this group. | Individuals with multiple needs |
| YMCA | "Signed on and Sanctioned" (2014)Link opens in a new window | Report focussing on the view of vulnerable young people with regards to benefit sanctions. | Young People |
| Centre for Social and Economic Inclusion |
"Lone parent sanctions: a review of international evidence" Dan Finn and Jo Casebourne (2013)Link opens in a new window | Briefing considering the design, implementation and impact of benefit sanctions, with a particular focus on the experience of lone parents who are subject to employment related activity requirements. | Single Parent Families |
Reports exploring the impacts of Universal Credit
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Centre for Social Justice | 'Next Steps for Universal Support in Universal Credit' (2016) | Report analyses and critiques the effectiveness of the Universal Support delivered locally (USdl) trials which attempted to ease individuals' transition to Universal Credit. The report discusses the additional difficulties many individuals face under the universal credit system. | |
| YMCA | “Uninformed and Underprepared” (2014)Link opens in a new window | Report focussing on vulnerable young people's views on the welfare reforms, in particular examining how they feel the introduction of Universal Credit will impact on them | Young People |
| Centre for economic and social inclusion and the Joseph Rowntree foundation | "Implementing Universal Credit: Will the reforms improve the service for users?" by Amy Tarr and Dan Finn (2012)Link opens in a new window | Report examining whether Universal Credit is likely to improve the service user’s experience of the social security system by addressing complexity and whether benefit reform is supported by quality employment support. | General |
| Department of Work and Pensions | “Universal Credit: equality impact assessment” (2011)Link opens in a new window | Equality impact assessment about Universal Credit introduced under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. | General |
| Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion | “Making work pay in London under Universal Credit” (2011)Link opens in a new window | Assessment into the likely impact of Universal Credit in London for a typical group of households. | London |
Reports exploring the impacts of the removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (Bedroom Tax)
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 'Evaluation of Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy Interim report' (2014) | An interim report providing early findings from the evaluation of the impact of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (Bedroom Tax). | General |
Reports exploring the impacts of wider changes to Housing Benefit
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
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UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
'Press Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing' (2013). | An assessment of welfare reform and affordable housing in the UK by the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. | General |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 'Housing Benefit: Size Criteria for People Renting in the Social Rented Sector' (2012).Link opens in a new window | An equality impact assessment conducted to look at how many people will be affected by proposed changes to housing benefit and how different groups of people may be affected by the decision. | General |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 'Impacts of Housing Benefit proposals: Changes to the Local Housing Allowance to be introduced in 2011-12' (2010).Link opens in a new window | Report presenting the estimated impacts of changes to housing benefit, relating to local housing allowances which were introduced in 2011/2012. | General |
Reports exploring the impacts of Personal Independent Payments (PIP)
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Positive Action | ‘The Impact of the Welfare Reform on People Living with HIV in England: Summary Report’ (2014) | Report based on a survey of 287 people diagnosed with HIV across England, looking at how PIP and ESA fail to address the psychological impact of HIV and the variable impact of the condition on day to day life. | Those diagnosed with HIV |
| Department of Work and Pensions | "Disability Living Allowance Reform: Equality Impact Assessment"(2012)Link opens in a new window | Equality impact assessment about the reform of Disability Living Allowance under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. | Disabled People |
Reports exploring the impacts of Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Work Capability Assessments (WCA)
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Positive Action | ‘The Impact of the Welfare Reform on People Living with HIV in England: Summary Report’ (2014) | Report based on a survey of 287 people diagnosed with HIV across England, looking at how PIP and ESA fail to address the psychological impact of HIV and the variable impact of the condition on day to day life. | Those diagnosed with HIV |
Reports on the impacts of other welfare reforms
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Authors | Description | Specific or general focus? |
| Amnesty International | 'Cuts That Hurt - The Impact of Legal Aid Cuts in England on Access to Justice' (2016) | Report examining the UK civil justice system following the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, 2012. | General |
| UNISON and NatCen | 'Implications of Reductions to Public Spending on LGB and T People and Services' (2016) | This report examines the various impacts of public spending cuts on services for LGBT individuals. | General |
| Arts Council | 'Funding Arts and Culture in a Time of Austerity' (2016) | Discusses how to ensure funding remains for arts and culture at times where local authorities are under immense pressure. | General |
| Speak Up for Justice Campaign | 'Justice Denied: Impacts of the Government Reforms to Legal Aid, Court Services and Access to Justice' (2016) | This report examines the impact of cuts to the justice system introduced via the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act, 2012. The report draws upon evidence gathered through surveys taken by and interviews conducted with justice sector workers and representatives. | General |
| Redress | 'Austerity and Legal Aid: Impact on the vulnerable' (2014) | This report analyses the impacts of legal aid reform. | General |
| Department of Work and Pensions | “Benefit cap: equality impact assessment” (2012)Link opens in a new window | Equality impact assessment about the Benefit Cap introduced under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. | General |
| Manchester Mentoring and Befriending Foundation | Funding survey into the impact of the spending cuts on the survival and sustainability of mentoring and befriending projects across the UK. | Mentoring and Befriending projects |
Reports exploring the impact of welfare reform and public spending cuts on different groups
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on women
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Author | International, National or Regional Analysis | Description |
| Women's Budget Group | 'The impact on women of the 2016 budget: women paying for the Chancellor's tax cuts', (2016) | National | Gendered analysis of the 2016 budget. |
| Engender | 'A widening gap: women and welfare reform' (2015) | Scotland | This report focuses on the different ways in which women in Scotland are impacted by austerity. |
| Women's Resource and Development Agency | 'Women at the Cutting Edge: the impact of spending cuts on women's community and voluntary organisations in Northern Ireland' (2016) | Northern Ireland | This report analyses the threats women in Northern Ireland face due to continued austerity policies. |
| Women's Budget Group | 'Here to Stay: Women's self-employment in a (post) austerity era' by Erika Watson and Ruth Pearson (2016) | National | Report discusses the rise of female self-employment following cuts to public sector services. |
| Women's Budget Group | 'A cumulative gender impact assessment of ten years of austerity policies' by Jerome De Henau and Howard Reed (2016) | National | A briefing on the cumulative distributional effects of cuts in public spending and tax changes on household income by gendered types over the period 2010-20. |
| Engender | “Welfare Reform Committee Debate on Women and Social Security” (2015) | Scotland | This briefing outlines the position of Scottish women in times of austerity. |
| Trade Union Congress | 'The Impact on Women of Recession and Austerity' (2015) | National | Report analysing the gender impact of cuts to jobs, services and welfare. |
| Engender, Close the Gap, Scottish Refugee Council, Scottish Women’s Aid, Scottish Women’s Convention and Zero Tolerance. | “Gender and 'welfare reform” in Scotland: a joint position paper” (2014)Link opens in a new window | Scotland | Joint position paper on gender and welfare reform drawing together the multiple ways in which women are penalised by cuts to the benefits and tax credits system, and describing the gender inequality that accounts for these impacts. |
| Women's Budget Group | 'The Impact on Women of Autumn Financial Statement' (2013).Link opens in a new window | National | Report on the Chancellor's plan for continued austerity and its impact on women in the UK. |
| The Guardian | 'Legal Aid Cuts Are Devastating to Women, Especially Those Suffering Abuse' by Mary O'Hara (2013).Link opens in a new window | National | News report highlighting the impact of cuts to legal aid on women experiencing domestic violence. |
| The European Commission | 'The Impact of the Economic Crisis on the Situation of Men and Women and on Gender Equality Policies' (2013).Link opens in a new window | International - Europe | Report looking at how the economic crisis and laws/ policies created to combat the crisis may affect equality between men and women throughout Europe and the policies created to combat inequality. |
| Centre for Human Rights in Practice, Warwick Law School and Coventry Women's Voices | 'Getting off Lightly or Feeling the Pinch: A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment of the Public Spending Cuts on Older Women in Coventry' by Mary-Ann Stephenson, James Harrison and Ann Stewart (2012)Link opens in a new window. |
Regional - Coventry | A report looking at the impacts that various public spending cuts are having on older women in the Coventry area. |
| Engender | 'Multiple Jeopardy?: The Impacts of the UK Government's proposed Welfare Reforms on Women in Scotland' (2012).Link opens in a new window | Scotland | Report looking at how spending cuts are likely to have an impact on women in Scotland and whether this impact is worse than on other groups also suffering due to spending cuts. |
| Trade Union Congress | "The gender impact of the cuts- a year on" (2011)Link opens in a new window | National | Follow up to TUC’s 2010 brief, examining the ways in which women in both the public and private sectors have been affected by the public sector cuts, as workers, as benefits claimants and as service users. |
| Centre for Human Rights in Practice, Warwick Law School and Coventry Women's Voices | 'Unravelling Equality? A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment of the Public Spending Cuts on Women in Coventry' by Mary-Ann Stephenson and James Harrison (2011)Link opens in a new window | Regional - Coventry | A human rights and equality impact assessment looking at how various public spending cuts are affecting women in the Coventry area. |
| Women's Resource and Development Agency | 'The Northern Ireland Economy:Women on the Edge? A Comprehensive Analysis of the Impacts of the Financial Crisis' by Bronagh Hinds (2011).Link opens in a new window | Northern Ireland | Report focusing on particular groups of vulnerable women in Northern Ireland, young women, older women, migrant women and lone parents, and the impacts that the financial crisis and solutions proposed by Government are likely to have on them. |
| Trade Union Congress | 'Bearing the Brunt, Leading the Response: Women and the Global Economic Crisis' (2011).Link opens in a new window | Worldwide | Report looking at the effects that the economic crisis and spending cuts are having on women throughout the world, featuring case studies from women in Europe, Africa, Asia and America |
| Trade Union Congress | 'The Gender Impact of the Cuts' (2010).Link opens in a new window | National | Brief exploring the ways in which women in public and private sectors will be hit by public sector cuts. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on older people
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Author |
National or Regional Analysis |
Description |
| Trade Union Congress | 'Equality and mental health in an age of austerity' (2016) | National | Report stating the need and the challenges for greater awareness on mental health issues in times of austerity. |
| Age UK | 'The Budget 2015 - Age UK Reaction' (2015) | National | Blog introducing Age UK's reaction to the 2015 budget plan. Link to Age UK's Budget Briefing on page. |
| Women's Budget Group | 'Social Care for the Elderly in England' (2015) | National | Briefing to highlight the challenges of social care provision. |
| Age UK | "Age UK Inquiry Submission APPG on Hunger and Food Poverty Inquiry" (2014)Link opens in a new window | National | Submission of evidence relating to the reality of food poverty for older people, the need for food banks and the number of older people who are malnourished. |
| Centre for Human Rights in Practice, Warwick Law School and Coventry Women's Voices | 'Getting off Lightly or Feeling the Pinch: A Human Rights and Equality Impact Assessment of the Public Spending Cuts on Older Women in Coventry' by Mary-Ann Stephenson, James Harrison and Ann Stewart (2012).Link opens in a new window | Regional - Coventry | A report looking at the impacts that various public spending cuts are having on older women in the Coventry area. |
| Age UK | 'Don't Cut Care in London' (2011).Link opens in a new window | Regional - London | Report looking at the main spending cuts affecting older people and the impacts of those cuts. Also contains results from focus groups of older people discussing the cuts. |
| PSSRU and Age UK | 'The Impact of a Tightening Fiscal Situation on Social Care for Older People' by Julien Forder and Jose-Luis Fernandez (2010).Link opens in a new window | National | Looks at how the reduction in the budgets available for adult social care is affecting older people in the UK. |
| Radical Statistics, Issue 103 | 'Unkindest Cuts: The Impact on Older People' by Jay Ginn (2010).Link opens in a new window | National | Report suggesting that proposed reforms by the coalition Government cannot be fair but have an adverse impact on older people. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on disabled people and carers
| Organisation(s) | A selection of useful reports which analyse the impact of public spending cuts and welfare reforms across different regions and nations of the UK. Analysis includes an examination of the impacts of various welfare reforms, such as the introduction of benefit sanctions, the ‘bedroom tax’, PIP, and ESA, and analysis of how welfare reforms and public spending cuts have impacted on specific groups, including women, disabled people, older people, BAME people and young people. | National or Regional Analysis | Description |
| The National Forum of People with Learning Disabilities and the National Valuing Families Forum | 'The effect of spending cuts on people with learning disabilities and their families' (2016) | National | This report presents evidence gathered from various different regions in the UK as to how austerity is impacting individuals with learning disabilities. |
| Public Interest Research Group | 'The Impact of UK Coalition Government Policies on Disabled Workers: workplace experiences and job quality' (2015) | National | Report focused upon the workplace experiences and long-term job prospects of disabled workers. The report is based on a study which collected information from 137 disabled workers and 141 organisations. Link to report on page. |
| Just Fair | ‘Dignity and Opportunity for All - Securing the Rights of Disabled People in the Austerity Era’ by Jane Young and Aoife Nolan (2014)Link opens in a new window | National | Report examining the impact of austerity measures and welfare reform on disabled people, and whether the UK government is meeting its obligations under the ICESCR and the UNCRPD to realise the right to social security and the right to independent living. |
| Centre for Welfare Reform | 'A Fair Society? How the Cuts Target Disabled People' by Simon Duffy (2013).Link opens in a new window | National | A report looking at how cuts have unfairly targeted disabled people and what harm has been done to disabled people by cuts. |
| UK Disabled People's Council and Disability Benefits Consortium | 'The Tipping Point: The Human and Economic Costs of Cutting Disabled People's Support' (2012).Link opens in a new window | National | Report suggesting how and why it appears that disabled people are being the hardest group hit by recent public spending cuts. |
| Disability Benefits Consortium | 'Benefiting Disabled People?' (2011).Link opens in a new window | National | Report looking at the harms that disabled people may face due to the changes to the disability benefits system. |
| Scope | 'Legal Aid in Welfare: The Tool we Can't Afford to Lose' by Cristina Sarb and Marc Bush (2011).Link opens in a new window | National | Looks at the impacts that cuts to legal aid are likely to have on disabled claimants. |
| Centre for Welfare Reform | "From unfair cuts to a fair society" by Simon Duffy (2011)Link opens in a new window | National | Submission to the Joint Committee on Human Rights and its inquiry into the implementation of the right of disabled people to independent living. |
| Disabled People Against the Cuts | 'Disabled People Against the Cuts Report.'(2010)Link opens in a new window | National | Brief detailing how disabled people are going to be negatively affected by recent changes to laws. |
| Mencap | 'Stuck at Home: The Impact of Day Service Cuts on People with a Learning Disability.'Link opens in a new window | National | Looks at spending cuts that have been made to social care services for people with learning disabilities and how it will impact them, their carers and their families. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic) people
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Author | National or Regional Analysis | Description |
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Runnymede Trust |
"Joint submission by UK NGOs Against Racism to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) with regard to the UK Government's 18th and 19th Periodic Reports" (2011) | National | Collaborative report based on the efforts of several anti-racist, community and human rights non-governmental organisations (NGOs), examining government policy on racial inequality including the disproportionate impact of the Government’s spending cuts and reforms to social welfare on minority ethnic communities. |
Reports on the impacts of public spending cuts and welfare reform on children and young people
| Organisation(s) | Report Name and Author | National or Regional Analysis | Description |
| UNISON Local Government | 'A future at risk - Cuts in youth services' (2016) | National | Report first explains the impact of youth service work and then how it is being restricted by austerity |
| UNISON Local Government | 'The UK's Youth Services: How cuts are removing opportunities for young people and damaging their lives' (2014) | National | Report highlighting the extent of cuts to youth work and services and the impact this has had on young people. |
| Social Mobility and Child Poverty Comission | 'State of the Nation 2014: Social Mobility and Child Poverty in Great Britain' (2014) | National | Examines the obstacles to social mobility incurred through austerity measures. |
| Oxfam | "Mulitiple Cuts for the Poorest Families: 1.75 million of the poorest families have seen their benefits cut to date due to welfare reform" by Hannah Aldridge and Tom Maccines (2014)Link opens in a new window | National | Report analysing the impact of welfare reforms and benefit reductions for some of the UK’s poorest families. |