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SSAC Independent Work Programme

Young people living independently

Seyi Obakin, 23 May 2018 - SSAC Independent Work Programme, SSAC Occasional Papers

Most people want to belong, to be accepted as a member or part of something - be it a club, a friendship group, a social media network – the list goes on. Why is this so? It’s because belonging is …

“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 …

Young people living independently need social security too

Chris Goulden, 10 January 2018 - SSAC Independent Work Programme

Young people who live independently often fall between the cracks of public services designed more with more stereotypical family types in mind. Social security is little different. Entitlement to benefits Nearly 40 years ago, entitlement to benefits was removed for …

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