British welfare reform and children since 1997 .Mike Brewer and Paul Gregg examine the welfare reforms enacted by the Labour government as part of its commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020. They find that substantial progress has been made. The appendix contains a detailed comparison of the UK Working Families Tax Credit and the US Earned Income Tax Credit is published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

By Institute for Fiscal Studies. , UK .

Welfare and Social Security Policy Resource.

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion .This report shows the progress of the UK government in tackling poverty and social exclusion across a range of fronts. While much has been achieved in reducing income poverty and burglaries, much more remains to be done on measures such as homelessness. "Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion" by Guy Palmer, Mohibur Rahman and Peter Kenway - is published by the New Policy Institute / Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

By New Policy Institute / Joseph Rowntree Foundation , UK .

Welfare and Social Security Policy Resource.

Social Mobility .This paper investigates the role of marriage in intergenerational social mobility in Britain. It finds, for example, that for some groups marrying up is still an important method of upwards social mobility. John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi also argue that richer parents pass on a large stock of social and intellectual capital to their children. "Intergenerational Social Mobility and Assortive Mating in Britain" is published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research. .

By Institute for Social and Economic Research ,UK.

Welfare and Social Security Policy Resource.

Participation Income .In this intriguing essay Carey Oppenheim outlines the philosophies guiding New Labour's approach to welfare reform in the UK. She then opens up the possibility of an alternative: participation income. Participation income would be a flat rate benefit paid to all those contributing to society: people working, carers, volunteers, retired people and those unable to work through disability. The end product would be a reform of the tax and benefit system to produce a type of basic income restricted to those participating in society. After briskly outlining the advantages, disadvantages and risks of such an approach she also raises the possibility of a couple of less ambitious alternatives such as extending the current UK tax credits system to include other activities such as caring is published by the Policy Network.

By Policy Network ,UK.

Welfare and Social Security Policy Resource.