5 #UniversalCredit ideas: 1. Remove rule to take 'any job'. 2. Use job quality criteria to measure in-work progression. 3. Remove sanction threat from disadvantaged workers. 4. Match people with the right jobs. 5. Ensure employers offer good quality jobs. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…

Why have British sea-fronts gone from Tourism hotspots to Housing Benefit hotspots? Take Blackpool - along the seafront there are over 6 private rented HB claims for every 10 households (of all tenures), with over £1 in every £3 in rent paid through housing benefit. 🧵⬇️

New analysis from NEF: Right now the govt and Jobcentres aim to get unemployed people into any job, as quickly as possible. This is likely to cost the govt more in the long run, and push people into insecure, low paid work. 1/3

The biggest losers are those with ill health/a disability. There's winners and losers within this group itself, but big losers amongst those who previously got the most support so overall those with a disability are worse off.

Universal Credit was designed to meet the policy challenges of the 2010s, but things are looking different these days. Catch up on our latest research here ⤵️📽️ resolutionfoundation.org/events/in-cred…

🚨New publication on #healthinequalities, exploring how people experiencing socioeconomic #deprivation self-manage their multiple #longtermconditions (MLTCs). Please read and share! Access here👇 rb.gy/dwuqf5

Reforming sick notes is sensible BUT it’s got almost nothing to do with rise in people who are on disability benefits or out of the labour market entirely due to ill health. Remember a sick note signs you off temporarily when you HAVE a job - it doesn’t sign you on to benefits

In what moral universe can this be the right thing to do: the lower the life expectancy of a local area in 2010-12, the greater the cuts to government funding in the subsequent years. Was this a deliberate policy to increase health inequalities?

Is Universal Credit a #tradeunion issue? Our amazing Decent Work and Productivity at Manchester Met Uni doctoral student Sharlene Farrugia is looking for trade union staff/community members TUC Press Office, UsdawUnion, Unite the union: join a union, UNISON - UK's largest union, PCS Union (pcs.org.uk) to take part in important doctoral research. More info 👇

New figures show alarming numbers not moving to universal credit - and losing all of their benefits as a result. The proportion of tax credit claimants not moving to universal credit has jumped to 39%, up from 25% in July. cpag.org.uk/news/new-figur…

NEW 🧵: how Britain became gripped by the worst homelessness crisis in the developed world

🚨We've developed an animation to help people across #Pakistani communities learn more about the role of family #carers and #socialprescribing. English version below and Urdu here youtu.be/3Uqp5jZVzOc?si…. Please share widely🙏

My new blog shows why UK social security fails to meet the costs of living - spoiler it's because the Conservatives cut the life out of it. The next government must urgently raise benefit levels to halt poverty and declining health/life expectancy. theconversation.com/how-the-uks-so…

There will be women tonight dreading their partner coming home. Football does not cause domestic abuse, but it can become more frequent or severe after big games, with reporting increasing by 38% when England lose. Go to womensaid.org.uk. In an emergency, always call 999.

🚨New NEF research out today on benefits conditionality: 🫵strict & prescriptive conditionality is pushing people into poor quality work or away from support altogether 📋the public is open to a more flexible & supportive approach that prioritises engagement Find out more👇🧵

🚨 New Centre for Mental Health research out today on the impacts of poverty on mental health and the detrimental role of the benefits system in this relationship 📢 Children are being failed by the state's inability to combat the dual crises of poverty and mental ill health. 🧵 1/

Today we launch a report sharing the devastating impact of Carer’s Allowance overpayments on the lives of unpaid carers. We want to thank all the carers who submitted evidence to us for helping us build our evidence on overpayments. Read the report at: carersuk.org/reports/carer-…

I never knew how happy it would make me to write 'the previous Conservative Government' in a report

Rising workplace sickness is costing UK businesses billions every year. Our research reveals the annual hidden cost of employee sickness has risen by £30 billion since 2018. Want to find out more? Read our new report here: ippr.org/articles/healt…