Mission
The Centre for Welfare Reform is an independent organisation working to:
- Increase social justice - we need to make society a fairer place for everyone
- Promote citizenship - people should be able to control there own lives and make their own contribution
- Strengthen families - healthy families help us bring up our children well and stay strong throughout our lives
- Enrich our communities - we need vibrant, welcoming and creative communities
The Centre was established by Simon Duffy in October 2009 and is based in Sheffield. It is made up of over 70 international Fellows and has published over 200 publications.
This is how we work:
- Identify good things that are going on
- Share information about them so that others can benefit
- Encourage government and policy-makers to reform the system
- Help good people to connect and do more work
Why reform the welfare state:
The Centre for Welfare Reform believes the welfare state is a good thing, it's just designed wrong.
You can read more about these ideas and what they might mean by reading this short essay on real welfare reform.