Reform
The case for reform
The welfare system should offer people more incentives to get back into the workplace, argues Seth Cumming
Seth Cumming
From welfare trap to work
John Hutton explains why getting people off benefits and into work is the most cruicial element of the government's welfare reform plans
John Hutton
Technology
Sorting IT out
Will Hadfield looks at the challenges involved in improving the government’s welfare delivery IT systems
Will Hadfield
The claim game
The DWP must embrace innovative technology if it is to satisfy benefits claimants, says Rachel Clinton
Rachel Clinton
Rethinking delivery
Sir Nicholas Montagu suggests that the DWP needs to embrace the technology already being used in the private sector if it is to truly reform welfare delivery
Sir Nicholas Montagu
Delivery
The trouble with take-up
One of the major problems with the current welfare system is the number of people who fail to claim. Alan Marsh looks at the reasons why benefits often go begging
Alan Marsh
The third way
Voluntary and community sector organisations have a significant role to play in public service delivery, argues Stuart Etherington, but the government must first put communities at the heart of its welfare reform
Stuart Etherington
Case studies
American lessons
For an example of a largely successful welfare reform programme, the government need look no further than the US, suggests Sally Priestley
Sally Priestley
Credit where its due
Daniel Forman reviews Gordon Brown’s child tax credits scheme, and considers what lessons can be learned from the series of problems which have plagued the system
Daniel Forman
Future agenda
Back to the workhouse?
Curtailing welfare benefit rights is seen by UK policymakers as good for job-creation; but it’s a policy that puts the burden on the poor, argues Anne Gray
Anne Gray
Searching for consensus
The competing demands on the welfare system and public services will not go away in a hurry, predicts Peter Taylor-Gooby
Peter Taylor-Gooby
