About Social Policy
Social policy is policy usually within a governmental or political setting, such as the welfare state and study of social services. Social policy consists of guidelines, principles, legislation and activities that affect the living conditions conducive to human welfare, such as a person's quality of life.
Child labour at 'critical moment' as more pushed into work: ILO
... " Many families out of desperation need to resort to really impossible choices and negative coping strategies that are affecting children now and in the long-term, " said Natalia Winder-Rossi, director of Unicef s Social Policy and social protection programme...
Long-term sick: How record number changes UK economy
... Tom Pollard, head of Social Policy at the New Economics Foundation, says besides the immediate consequences of people not working, there are " knock-on costs" of people being off sick long-term...
What is Nicola Sturgeon's report card?
... But while focussing her attention on Social Policy, health and redistribution of income through new tax and welfare powers, she delegated business policy to other ministers...
Ukraine: Thousands of vulnerable children unaccounted for
... Volodymyr Lys, regional head of service of children s protection under the ministry of Social Policy in Lviv, told the BBC that the first 10 days of war were difficult, but it had improved...
Gas prices: MPs and peers urge PM to act on energy bills
... Labour has also called for the lifting of VAT on fuel bills for the winter to help households, while Ovo Energy firm boss Stephen Fitzpatrick last week suggested that some " environmental Social Policy costs" should be removed by the government...
Coronavirus: special deals 'pulled from the shelves, while lockdown'
... It was also an 8% reduction in the diversity of food products on the shelves at lockdown, according to the research, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which campaigns on Social Policy...
