The home ownership crisis is real throughout the UK - you're much less likely to buy a home if your parents didn't own their home, regardless of where you live. Striking finding from today's Social Mobility Commission report

If you leave a job without "good reason" in the UK, you are sanctioned 100% of unemployment benefits for 90 days. Here are some examples of things that do not constitute a "good reason" to leave a job (from the official handbook for DWP decision-makers):

Rachel Maclean has confirmed she's out at DLUHC, meaning we'll have our 16th housing minister since 2010. Despite only lasting 279 days, Maclean served longer than the last four of her predecessors.

“Changes announced today could rip holes in the vital safety net that ensures people with #MentalHealth problems get the financial support they need.” Read our Interim Chief Executive Conor D'Arcy’s full response to today’s #AutumnStatement here: bit.ly/3unNpyp

Compared to overall price levels in each economy, UK housing is the most expensive in the OECD

This morning we’ve published new research on the psychological impact of debt collection practices by creditors. Watch our Senior Research Officer @tbymrry explain what we’ve found and what we’re calling for. 📹 👇 You can read the report here: bit.ly/3Rt2BUj 1/2

Proud to get this research out today 👇 It shows that 5.2m ppl are behind on consumer bills. Half that group feel harassed by the number of messages they get from creditors about bills. We want govt & the FCA to stop people being bombarded this way & to stop the #DebtThreats

The UK government wants to reduce disability benefits and make it harder for people to access them. But this is totally counterproductive. Lowering incomes for those already struggling is more likely to increase mental health problems. 3/6

This morning we’ve launched our latest research! 🚀 It looks at the impact of struggling with financial and mental health difficulties over different periods of time. Here’s a thread on what we’ve learned and what we’re calling for 🧵 1/7

What is the impact of living with long-term money and mental health problems? A new report from Chris Lees and I uses Understanding Society data and insights from Money and Mental Health's Research Community to take a deep dive into this question

Important new research from Money and Mental Health about the undeniable links between mental health and financial difficulties, and how we can tackle the relationship between the two 👇

New: London has a shortage of homes, but it doesn't have a shortage of golf courses. In fact, London’s 95 golf courses take up more land than the entire borough of Brent. Here's the case for building on some of them. samdumitriu.com/p/homes-or-golf

Attacking people with mental health problems receiving social security is a misguided and dangerous response to rising levels of poor mental health Health and disability benefits should be provided alongside greater mental health support. It should not be an either-or situation

Some people have responded to that chart with "That can’t be right", or "We can’t be worse than America". I’m afraid the chart is right. 15 years ago the UK’s record on homelessness *was* not too dissimilar to other developed countries, but things have rapidly deteriorated.

Well yes

UwU Conservatism and the end of smol government - Britain’s Conservatives are losing as they governed. Meekly economist.com/britain/2024/0…

📣 Tonight we’ve launched a new campaign to end the #CouncilTaxTrap! We want the government to stop councils hounding people about missed council tax payments. Watch our Chief Executive Helen Undy explain more and sign our petition ✍️ bit.ly/3TigaGu

📜Lord Darzi's NHS report published today had a pretty damning outlook on the work needed to get the NHS back on its feet ‼️ Crucially it evidences the immense need for a system that tackles the link between mental health problems and financial difficulty (1/7)