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A qualitative researcher with more than 25 year’s experience in the design and delivery of social research studies, I have been a Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Research since 2018. Having spent the early part of my career in private sector consultancy work, after completing a PhD in 2016, my research has been undertaken within academic settings. My research explores the experiences, work decisions and employment behaviour of low-income people, examining themes of individual and intra-household financial management and decision making; financial insecurity and debt; partnering, work-care and employment-related decision making in the context of the UK welfare system.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Universal Credit and Council Tax Reduction
Griffiths, R. (PI), Wood, M. (PI) & Griffiths, R. (Researcher)
Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust
1/04/25 → 30/11/25
Project: UK charity
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Universal credit and automation
Griffiths, R. (PI), Pearce, N. (PI), Wood, M. (Researcher) & Young, D. (Researcher)
Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust
1/02/22 → 30/09/24
Project: UK charity
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Couples balancing work, money and care: exploring the shifting landscape under Universal Credit (with Fran Bennett Univ of Oxford)
Millar, J. (PI), Griffiths, R. (Researcher) & Wood, M. (Researcher)
Economic and Social Research Council
14/03/18 → 30/09/21
Project: Research council
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Review of Literature on Young Parents
Griffiths, R. (PI) & Wood, M. (Researcher)
6/02/17 → 31/03/17
Project: UK charity
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'A big, vast, grey area': Exploring the lived experiences of childcare for parents on Universal Credit
Wood, M., Griffiths, R. & Pearce, N., 18 Feb 2025, Bath: Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. 65 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Cliff edges and precipitous inclines: The interaction between Universal Credit and additional means-tested help for working claimants
Griffiths, R. & Wood, M., 30 Sept 2024, Bath: Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. 82 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Coping and Hoping: Navigating the ups and downs of monthly assessment in Universal Credit
Griffiths, R. & Wood, M., 30 Apr 2024, Bath: Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. 180 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Universal Credit and Automated Decision Making: A Case of the Digital Tail Wagging the Policy Dog?
Griffiths, R., 2 Jan 2024, In: Social Policy and Society. 23, 1, p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Couples navigating work, care and Universal Credit
Griffiths, R., Wood, M., Bennett, F. & Millar, J., 26 Jan 2022, Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath. 142 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Thesis
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No Love on the Dole: the influence of the UK means-tested welfare system on partnering and family structure
Griffiths, R. (Author), Harkness, S. (Supervisor), 1 Jun 2016Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Activities
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Resolution Foundation workshop on earnings and income volatility
Griffiths, R. (Speaker) & Wood, M. (Speaker)
18 Apr 2024Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Stakeholder engagement, presentation
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Meeting with DWP to discuss their research strategy on Work Incentives
Wood, M. (Participant) & Griffiths, R. (Participant)
20 May 2025Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Stakeholder engagement, presentation
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Meeting with DWP about Universal Credit and Council Tax Reduction project
Griffiths, R. (Speaker) & Wood, M. (Participant)
28 Apr 2025Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Stakeholder engagement, presentation
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Meeting with DWP staff to give overview of our recent research on Universal Credit and discuss research priorities
Griffiths, R. (Speaker) & Wood, M. (Speaker)
20 Nov 2024Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs) › Stakeholder engagement, presentation
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BBC Radio 4 Money Box - Universal Credit and cliff edges in passported benefits.
Griffiths, R. (Interviewee)
28 Sept 2024Activity: Media article or participation, blog › Media article or participation