Policies related to work, poverty, and welfare

Policy	Aim	Impact	Evaluation
National Minimum Wage	Guaranteed minimum income	Raised wages for the lowest paid people	Amount is still often below living wage, especially in times of inflation and high cost of living
Universal Credit	Simplified benefits into one payment	Easier administration, work incentives	Delays and sanctions cause hardship
Benefit Cap and Two-child limit	Limited state welfare spending	Reduced claims and spending	Increased poverty and housing instability
Sure Start	Supports child development in deprived areas	Improved outcomes in early years	Funding cuts reduced effectiveness
Tax credits	Supplements low income	Reduced some in-work poverty	Complex, low uptake in some groups

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