links for 2011-01-12

"Low income families are still paying more than wealthier families for basic goods and services - and energy bills are the worst offender... For a typical low income family, the extra they pay - called a poverty premium - has risen from an average of £1,000 in 2007 to £1,280 or more in 2010."

"The Public Chairs' Forum (PCF) and the Institute for Government (IG) thinktank have published what they describe as a "practical guide for managing transitions", with contributions from senior public managers who have already gone through major change, including Stuart Holland, a project manager at the Hearing Aid Council, the body that last year published its own, online set of lessons about being abolished."