Future studies that capture aspects of parent-child interactions in more nuanced ways may better illustrate how single parents’ transition from welfare benefit receipt to employment influence their children. Experience from other countries may also be instrumental in advancing our understandings of how to design welfare conditionality in ways that maximises family wellbeing.
We therefore welcome enquiries from philippines rcs data data depositors on how to include our measure in their datasets, as well as from researchers who may be interested in using this variable in their analysis (e.g. by linking it to an existing data source available through the UK Data Service). Please send your comments and queries to [email protected].
An impact-focused research approach
To achieve this, I prioritised integrating the rollout of Universal Credit in my research design. the rollout provided an unusual and exciting opportunity to directly compare claimants in both the Universal Credit and legacy benefit systems. I used data from Understanding Society, a nationally representative survey of around 40,000 households covering a wide range of topics. By capturing the everyday details of UK residents’ lives and how they change over time, Understanding Society allowed me to draw on claimants’ real experiences of policy change.