Jo is a Researcher at Demos, working on the Public Services and Welfare Programme.
Prior to joining Demos, Jo worked with the political research team at YouGov. She was previously a research intern at Demos, where she worked on projects on local disability cuts and personalisation in social care.
She has completed a research internship with the New Local Government Network, and has also previously worked as a national press officer for the Green Party.
Jo holds a BA in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Oxford.
Her research interests include social equality, direct action and democracy, social movements and political media.
Under One Roof investigates how social housing can be at the forefront of preventative health and social care.
The Home Cure suggests that there needs to be a greater role for social housing care providers in reablement.
This report introduces a new model for measuring poverty that could transform local services.
This report looks at prepaid cards - how they are currently being used by local authorities, and their potential future uses.
This ground-breaking project will redefine poverty for the 21st century.
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This project looks at the role social housing providers can play in helping people back to independent living following a period in hospital.
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This research is exploring the potential of prepaid card technology to achieve a personalised, integrated, empowering state.
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Through this project, Demos hopes to paint a detailed and evidence-based picture of the lives of families who are struggling with the cumulative effect of multiple disadvantage in Scotland today.
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Demos is exploring the possibility of personalised end of life care that reflects personal values and also involves maximum choice and control for care users and their families.
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This project will analyse the generational shift in attitudes towards the welfare state and its far-reaching implications.
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This research aims to identify precisely what values people associate with dying in a home environment and establish why so many more people say they want to die at home.
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Jo Salter says health, social care, and housing should work together to achieve common goals.
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