Recent publications
Recent publications
Padley, M., Davis, A., Stone, J., Hirsch, D., Shepherd, C. and Blackwell, C. (2022) A Minimum Income Standard in the UK for 2022 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2022) More affordable justice: proposals to reform the legal aid means tests and implications for living standards Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Stone, J. and Hirsch, D. (2022) Poverty at the end of life in the UK London: Marie Curie
Hirsch, D. (2022) The Cost of a Child in Scotland 2022 . Glasgow: Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland
Hill, K., Webber, R. and Hirsch, D. (2021) Staying Home and Getting On: Tackling the challenges facing low to middle income families where young adults live with their parents . Edinburgh: abrdn Financial Fairness Trust
Hirsch, D. and Lee, T. (2021) The Cost of a Child in 2021 . London: Child Poverty Action Group
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Shepherd, C. (2021) A Minimum Income Standard in the UK for 2021 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2021) The Cost of a Child in London . London: Child Poverty Action Group
Hirsch, D. and Stone, J. (2021) Local indicators of child poverty after housing costs, 2019/20 . London: End Child Poverty
Hirsch, D. (2020) The cost of a child in 2020 . London:Child Poverty Action Group
Hill, K., Hirsch, D., Stone, J. and Webber, R. (2020) Home Truths: Young adults living with their parents in low to middle income families , Edinburgh, Standard Life Foundation.
Hirsch, D. and Stone, J. (2020) Local indicators of child poverty after housing costs, 2018-19 . London: End Child Poverty
Hirsch, D. and Stone, J. (2020) The cost of pensioner poverty and non-take-up of Pension Credit . London: Independent Age
Hirsch, D. (2020) ‘After a Decade of Austerity, Does the UK Have an Income Safety Net Worth its Name?’ in J. Rees, M. Pomati and E. Heins (ed) Social Policy Review 32. Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2020 . Bristol: Policy Press
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Shepherd, C. (2020) A Minimum Income Standard for the United Kingdom in 2020. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Hirsch, D. (2020) 'Establishing a national standard: the role of the UK's Minimum Income Standard in policy and practice ' in C Deeming (ed) Minimum Income Standards and Reference Budgets: international and comparative policy perpectives. Bristol: Policy Press
Davis, A., Hecht., Burchardt, T., Gough, I., Hirsch, D., Rowlingson, K. and Summers, K. (2020) Living on Different Incomes in London: Can public consensus identify a 'riches line'? London: Trust for London.
Hirsch, D., (2020) A new child poverty strategy: back to square one or starting from a different square? Unison , Ending Child Poverty, 20 years on
Hill, K., Hirsch, D., and Davis, A. (2020) The Role of Social Support Networks in Helping Low Income Families through Uncertain Times . Social Policy and Society , 1-16. Doi:10.1017/S1474746420000184
Hirsch, D., Concialdi, P., Math, A., Padley, M., Pereira, E., Pereirinha, J., and Thornton, R. (2020) The Minimum Income Standard and equivalisation: Reassessing relative costs of singles and couples and of adults and children. Journal of Social Policy, 1-20. doi:10.1017/S0047279419001004
Hirsch, D., Padley, M., Stone, J. and Valadez-Martinez, L. (2020) Social Indicators Research. The Low Income Gap: A New Indicator Based on a Minimum Income Standard. DOI 10.1007/s11205-019-02241-6
Hirsch, D. (2019) The cost of a child in 2019 . London: Child Poverty Action Group
Hirsch, D. (2019) A Minimum Income Standard for the United Kingdom in 2019 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Stone, J., Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2019) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09-2016/17 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Hirsch, D. and Stone, J. (2019) Lone parents under pressure . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Hirsch, D. (2019) Lone parents under pressure - summary of trends . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Hill, K. and Hirsch, D. (2019) Family sharing - A minimum income standard for people in their 20s living with parents . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Hirsch, D. (2018) The affordability of legal proceedings for those excluded from eligibility for criminal legal aid . London: The Law Society
Hirsch, D. (2018) The Cost of a Child in 2018 . London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Shepherd, C. (2018) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK, 2008-2018: continuity and change . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Shepherd, C. and Hirsch, D. (2018) Experiences of Living with Visual Impairment matching income with needs . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D. (2018) Priced out of Justice? Means testing legal aid and making ends meet . London: The Law Society.
Valadez, L. and Hirsch, D. (2018) Child Poverty map of the UK January 2018 . London: End Child Poverty Coalition.
Padley, M., Valadez-Martinez, L. and Hirsch, D. (2017) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09 to 2015/1 6. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2017) How is public policy affecting people’s ability to make ends meet? Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D. (2017) Low income and visual impairment: do benefits and wages meet minimum needs? Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Davis, A., Hirsch, D. and Padley, M. (2017) ‘The Minimum Income Standard as a benchmark of a ‘participatory social minimum', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice . doi:10.1332/175982717X15087736009278
Hirsch, D., Valadez-Martinez, L., and Gardiner, L. (2017) Consuming forces: generational living standards measured through household consumption . London: Resolution Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2017) 'The 'living wage' and low income: Can adequate pay contribute to adequate family living standards?' Journal of Critical Social Policy . Vol. 38 Issue:6 pp1-20.
Hirsch, D. (2017) 'Contemporary wage floors and the calculation of a living wage ' ,Journal of Employee Relations . Vol. 39 Issue:6 pp815-824.
Hirsch, D. (2017) The Cost of a Child in 2017 . London: Child Poverty Action Group
Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2017) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2017 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Padley, M., Davis, A. Hirsch, D., Horsley, N. and Valadez, L. (2017) A Minimum Income Standard for London 2016/17 . London: Trust for London
Padley, M., Hirsch, D. and Valadez, L. (2017) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09 to 2014/15 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Hill, K., Horsley, N., Hirsch, D. and Padley, M. (2017) Sight Loss and Minimum Income Standards: the additional costs of severity and age . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D. (2016) A minimum income standard for remote rural Scotland: A policy update 2016 . Inverness: Highlands and Island Enterprise.
Hirsch, D. (2016) Cost of a Child in 2016 London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Hirsch, D. and Hill, K. (2016) The additional cost of disability: a new measure and its application to sensory impairment . Disability and Society, Volume 31, Issue 7.
Bramley, G., Hirsch, D., Littlewood, M. and Watkins, D. (2016) Counting the cost of UK poverty . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Valadez, L. (2016) A poverty indicator based on a minimum income standard . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Davis, A., Hill, K., Hirsch, D. and Padley, M. (2016) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2016 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Davis, A., Hirsch, D. and Marshall, L. (2016) Falling Short: the experiences of families living below the Minimum Income Standard . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2016) London Weighting and London Costs - a fresh approach? London: Trust for London.
Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2016) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09 to 2013/14 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Marshall, L., Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2016) Sight Loss and Minimum Living Standards : the additional costs of living for people of working age who are severely sight impaired and for people of pension age with acquired sight impairment . Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Marshall, L. (2015) How much is enough? Reaching social consensus on minimum household needs Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy
Hirsch, D (2015) Children in London - the extra cost London: Child Poverty Action Group
Hirsch, D (2015) Will the 2015 summer budget improve living standards in 2020? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D (2015) The cost of a child in 2015 London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Hirsch, D. (2015) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2015 York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Hirsch, D. and Valadez, L. (2015) How much does the official measure of child poverty under-estimate its extent by failing to take account of childcare costs? Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Diffley, M., McLean, C., Ozgul, I., Hockaday, C., Hirsch, D. and Valadez, L. (2015) Wider payment of the living wage in Scotland – Issues for consideration . Scottish Government Social Research
Padley, M., Marshall, L., Hirsch, D., Davis, A. and Valadez, L. (2015) A Minimum Income Standard for London . London: Trust for London
Hill, K., Hirsch, D. and Padley, M. (2015) Minimum budgets for single people sharing accommodation . CRSP Working Paper 642. Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D. (2015) Paying the price - Childcare in universal credit and implications for single parents . London: Gingerbread.
Hirsch, D. (2015) Could a citizen's income work? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Smith, N. (2015) Disability and minimum living standards: The additional costs of living for people who are sight impaired and people who are Deaf. Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Padley, M., Valadez, L. and Hirsch, D. (2015) Households below a minimum income standard: 2008/09 to 2012/13 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D., Padley, M. and Valadez, L. (2014) Making Ends Meet In Leicester . Leicester: Leicester City Council.
Valadez, L. and Hirsch, D. (2014) Comparative analysis of Minimum Income Standards - Ireland and the United Kingdom. Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Gugushvili, D. and Hirsch, D. (2014) Means-testing or Universalism: what strategies best address poverty? Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Gugushvili, D. and Hirsch, D. (2014) Means-tested and universal approaches to poverty : international evidence and how the UK compares . CRSP Working paper 640. Loughborough: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D (2014) The cost of a child in 2014 London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D and Padley, M. (2014) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2014 York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. and Valadez, L. (2014) Wages, taxes and top-ups: The changing role of the state in helping working families ends meet . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2014) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/9 to 2011/12 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Padley, M., Bevan, M., Tunstall, B. and Hirsch, D. (2013) Minimum Acceptable Place Standards . Loughborough: Loughborough University.
Hirsch, D. (2013) The Cost of a Child in 2013 . London: CPAG.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Iwanaga, R., Iwata, M., Shigekawa, J., Uzuki, Y. and Yamada, A. (2013) 'Comparing the Minimum Income Standard in the UK and Japan: Methodology and Outcome', Social Policy and Society Firstview Article, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 doi:10.1017/S147474641300033X .
Hirsch, D. and Hartfree, Y. (2013) Does universal credit enable households to reach a minimum income standard? . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch,D., Bryan, A., Davis, A., Smith, N., Ellen, J. and Padley, M. (2013) A minimum income standard for remote rural Scotland . Inverness: Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
Hirsch, D. (2013) A minimum income standard for the UK in 2013 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. (2013) Addressing the poverty premium: approaches to regulation . London: Consumer Futures.
Hirsch, D. (2013) An estimate of the cost of child poverty in 2013 . London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Hirsch, D. (2013) 'Paying for Children: The State's Changing Role and Income Adequacy', Journal of Social Policy , 42, pp 495-512 Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 DOI: 10.1017/S0047279413000238 .
Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2013) Households below a Minimum Income Standard: 2008/09 to 2010/11 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Padley, M. and Hirsch, D. (2013) Child Poverty Map of the UK . London: End Child Poverty.
Hartfree, Y., Hirsch, D., and Sutton, L. (2013) Minimum income standards and older pensioners’ needs . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D., Smith, N., Beckhelling, J. and Padley, M. (2012) A Minimum Income Standard for the UK in 2012. Keeping up in hard times . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. and Beckhelling, J. (2012) Child Poverty Map of the UK . London: End Child Poverty.
Hirsch, D. (2012) Does the tax and benefit system create a 'couple penalty'? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Perren, K., Roberts, S., Stafford, B. & Hirsch, D. (2012) Evaluation of the Implementation of the Equality Act 2010: Report 1 - Organisational Approaches to Equality. London: Government Equalities Office.
Perren, K., Roberts, S., Stafford, B. & Hirsch, D. (2012) Evaluation of the Implementation of the Equality Act 2010: Report 2 - Awareness and Impact of the Equality Act. London: Government Equalities Office.
Perren, K., Roberts, S., Stafford, B., Hirsch, D. & Padley, M. (2012) Evaluation of the Implementation of the Equality Act 2010: Report 3 – Disputes and Challenges . London: Government Equalities Office.
Hirsch, D., Sutton, L. and Beckhelling, J. (2012) The cost of a child in the twenty-first century. London: Child Poverty Action Group.
Hirsch, D. (2012) Struggling to make ends meet. Single parents and income adequacy under universal credit. London: Gingerbread.
Hirsch, D. (2011) A minimum income standard for the UK in 2011. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Smith, N., Davis, A. and Hirsch, D. (2011) A minimum income standard for Guernsey. CRSP 618: Centre for Research in Social Policy.
Hirsch, D. (2011) Childcare support and the hours trap . London: Resolution Foundation and Gingerbread.
Hirsch, D., Perren, K. and Phung, V-H. (2011) Global influences on the cost of a minimum standard of living in the UK. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Sutton, L. and Hirsch, D. (2011) Living on a Low Income in Later Life . London: Age UK.
Hirsch, D., Plunkett, J. and Beckhelling, J. (2011) Priced Out: The new inflation and its impact on living standards . London: The Resolution Foundation.
Druckman, A., Hartfree, Y., Hirsch, D. and Perren, K. (2011) Sustainable Income Standards: towards a greener minimum? York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. and Beckhelling, J. (2011) Tackling the adequacy trap: earnings, incomes and work incentives under the Universal Credit. London: Resolution Foundation.
Davis, A., Hirsch, D. and Smith, N. (2010) A minimum income standard for the UK in 2010 . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hirsch, D. and Smith, N. (2010) Family values – parents’ views on necessities for families with children . Department for Work and Pensions Research Report No 641. Norwich: HMSO.
Smith, N., Hirsch, D. and Davis, A. (2010) A minimum income standard for rural households . York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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