Decision details

This report seeks authorisation to procure through a single tender action an analysis from Policy in Practice to help LB Barnet and partners to understand the impact of welfare reform on Barnet households.

This analysis will include reforms that have already taken place and a selection of those that are yet to be implemented. The detailed household level analysis that underpins the analysis can be used by the council and JobCentre Plus to target its support resources more effectively. In particular it can be used to target the one to one support provided by the Welfare Reform Task Force, Children’s Centres and Adults and Communities. A number of other London Boroughs have undertaken this analysis including LB Hounslow and LB Haringey.

This will be funded from the Welfare Reform Reserve in place to support work to mitigate the impact of welfare reforms.