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Social policy

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    Children and young people’s mental health: policy and services (England)

    Friday, 09 October, 2026

    Support for children and young people's mental health in England is provided by the NHS, schools and other settings. Government policies aim to address the rising need for support.

    • Research Briefing
    • Disability
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    General debate on baby loss awareness week

    Wednesday, 07 October, 2026

    A General debate has been scheduled for 12 October on baby loss awareness week.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Health services
  • Data dashboards,Research Briefing

    Constituency data: house prices

    Monday, 05 October, 2026

    Find constituency data on house prices over time.

    • Data dashboards
    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing data
    • Local data
  • Research Briefing

    NHS key statistics: England

    Friday, 02 October, 2026

    Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E waiting times, hospital waiting lists, cancer waiting times, ambulance response times, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, vacancies, and more.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Adult social care reform in England

    Thursday, 01 October, 2026

    An overview of proposals for adult social care reform in England since 1997

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Community care
  • Research Briefing

    The High Income Child Benefit Charge

    Tuesday, 29 September, 2026

    The High Income Child Benefit Charge provides for Child Benefit to be clawed back through the tax system from families where the highest earner has an income in excess of a set threshold, now set at £60,000.

    • Research Briefing
    • Family benefits
    • Tax
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Pensions dashboards policy

    Friday, 25 September, 2026

    Pensions dashboards are being developed to enable people to access information about their pensions online.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Government oversight of underperforming NHS trusts

    Thursday, 24 September, 2026

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 14 October 2026, on government oversight of underperforming NHS trusts.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Compensation for Equitable Life policyholders

    Thursday, 24 September, 2026

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate on compensation for Equitable Life policyholders on 22 October 2026.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Overview of the planning system (England)

    Wednesday, 23 September, 2026

    This article gives information on the planning system in England, including how applications are decided and whether planning permission can be overturned.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Taxation of state pension

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

    The state pension is liable to income tax, though pensioners are unlikely to pay tax in practice if their only income is the state pension.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Leasehold housing in England: Statistics

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

    This briefing explores statistics on leasehold housing stock and transactions, in the context of ongoing reforms to the leasehold system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
  • Research Briefing

    Declining pupil numbers in England

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

    Pupil numbers in England are expected to decline in the coming years which would have significant policy implications in the management and funding of schools

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Demography
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

    This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Communities
    • Economic situation
    • Environment
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Student numbers: In short

    Tuesday, 22 September, 2026

    The UK student population has grown substantially since the mid-1990s. However, in recent years there has been downturn, partly due to new visa rules for overseas students.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education

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