Northern Ireland urged to focus on social ills
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Northern Ireland's legacy of conflict and sectarian divisions has masked growing social problems, according to a think tank.
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Co-production can deliver Big Society, says study
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Co-production of local public services offers the best chance of making Big Society a success, according to a new report.
Joined-up approach to Neets will pay dividends
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Councils should use their local economic assessments to harness efforts aimed at reducing long-term youth unemployment, according to the public spending watchdog.
Housing benefit shake-up risks hike in poverty
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Changes to housing benefit could have serious long-term implications, even creating concentrations of extreme poverty in urban areas similar to those at the centre of social unrest in France five years ago.
Red tape hampering access to free school meals
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Complexities surrounding free school meals are keeping levels of in-work poverty high and denying pupils from poorer families a healthy lunch, according to a new report.
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