Professor Donald Hirsch

Director, Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)

Areas of expertise

Poverty, Income, Welfare, Minimum Income Standard, National Living Wage, Universal Credit

Profile

Donald is Director at the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) poverty, income, welfare. A former journalist and international policy consultant, Donald was Poverty Adviser to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation for the 10 years prior to joining CRSP in 2008.

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