Philip Jones

Phil Jones has been the Director of Prince’s Trust Cymru since June 2016. Previously, Phil was the Wales Area Manager for The Royal British Legion during the time of the charity’s transformation. Before that, he served in the Armed Forces for over 25 years as an officer in The Royal Welsh.

Young people living independently: reflections on DWP's response to our report

Philip Jones, 30 July 2018 - SSAC Independent Work Programme, SSAC Occasional Papers

In May this year, the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) published a report on the subject a particularly vulnerable group of people in our society – young people living independently. It’s an interesting phrase that. It conjures an image of …

“What on earth is the SSAC..?”

Philip Jones, 20 March 2018 - SSAC Independent Work Programme, Stakeholders

…was what went through my mind in the summer of 2017 when I received an e-mail from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Why had my name come to the Department's attention? I thought perhaps I had left my coat …

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