In the first part of this series we looked at bringing general news sources and blogs into one place. In this part we look to another important source: social media discussions. Social media discussions contain three types of information: news updates you haven’t seen elsewhere; expertise (analysis and insights, for example); and personal experience (case studies). Here’s […]
The Department for Work and Pensions statistics site Stat-Xplore will publish data on sanctions for the first time next month The data, for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) sanction decisions, will be released on the site on Wednesday 19 February, according to an email sent to users of the service. The new data […]
The Department for Work and Pensions statistics site Stat-Xplore will publish data on sanctions for the first time next month The data, for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) sanction decisions, will be released on the site on Wednesday 19 February, according to an email sent to users of the service. The new data […]
The Department for Work and Pensions statistics site Stat-Xplore will publish data on sanctions for the first time next month The data, for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) sanction decisions, will be released on the site on Wednesday 19 February, according to an email sent to users of the service. The new data […]
Earlier this week we published our list of 19 places to follow welfare developments. In the first of a three-part series, we explain how to get your own list of useful feeds into one page, and share it with others. Step 1: Use a ‘personalisable homepage’ news reader like Netvibes or Feedly There are a number of […]
If you want to keep track of what’s happening in welfare reform we’ve compiled this list of some of the most useful – and varied – sources on everything from the bedroom tax to child poverty. We’ve also put together a dashboard if you want to follow these on a single easy-to-check webpage. You can follow […]
Over on the main Help Me Investigate blog there’s a review of what we did across the four HMI sites in 2013, including HMI Welfare: “Help Me Investigate Welfare began looking at zero hour contracts at the start of 2013 before it hit the mainstream news agenda, as Danielle Hudspith reported on the Number of employees on zero hour contracts doubling in […]
Fiona Parker and Neil Johnston, freelance journalists and final year students at York, have chosen seven key centres in the city to follow on welfare issues. 1. York Teaching Hospital The teaching hospital in York has over 700 beds and is located fifteen minutes from the centre of the City. The York Teaching Hospital Trust, the […]
Neil Johnston and Fiona Parker, freelance journalists and final year students in York, have put together a list of Twitter accounts to follow for anyone interested in welfare issues in the area. You can also follow the list here. 1. david3012 @david3012 Director of Development at @TheRetreatYork , sci-fi geek, motorhome owner and lover of […]
Background material and general reporting on an area can often provide all sorts of clues and leads for further, deeper investigation. This piece from the Birmingham Mail is a particularly good example. On the surface it is a rather general report on an empty property in the city – but along the way it includes all sorts […]