Much of the initial work of the centre was rooted in the reform of health and social care services and the implementation of self-directed support and innovations such as personal budgets.
[citation needed] In 2010 the incoming UK Coalition Government introduced an austerity programme which included the biggest cuts in funding to the public sector since the creation of the welfare state and a series of changes in policy to social security systems and disability benefits.
[7][8] In particular the Centre published a number of reports which argued that the austerity programme was targeting cuts on disabled people and was in breach of the UK's human rights obligations.
[18][19][20] The centre has also been the host for the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project which works to advance the interests of people with energy-limiting impairments.
Some of the most important of its publications are: The Centre for Welfare Reform is funded by donations and by carrying out paid work for statutory and civil society organisations.