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Professor Lisa Scullion

Professor Lisa Scullion

@lisa-scullion.bsky.social

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Professor of Social Policy and Lead Professor for Social Sciences, University of Salford, UK. FAcSS

Public Health 33%

Political science 24%

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Aaron Reeves @aaronreeves.bsky.social · 13d

The two child limit and benefit cap are "economically inefficient" because [they] "undermine public health, early years development and educational outcomes.... This in turn increases pressure on local services, including schools, health and housing." www.lbc.co.uk/article/grou...

Group of 40 economists & academics tell Chancellor ending two-child benefit cap will help grow economy | LBC

With less than a month to go before the Budget, the group have written to Rachel Reeves to warn that more than half of larger families could fall into poverty as a direct result of the cap.

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 17d

The impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance varies widely across the country.

London has some of the largest gaps between LHA and market rents.

But shortfalls of at least £100 a month appear in every region.

The difference
between LHA rates and local rents varies widely by place as increases in the cost of renting
since September 2023 have been far from uniform. Today, the largest cash gaps are in
London where private rents tend to be highest, and even a small percentage increase in
rents can lead to a significant cash shortfall. Figure 2 shows, in just two years, average
local rents for two-bedroom property have outpaced the prevailing LHA rate by an eyewatering
£350 a month in the Inner London borough of Hackney. Even in the London
borough with the lowest rent inflation over this period - Bromley in Outer London – that
shortfall amounts to £172 a month.

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LSE British Politics and Policy blog @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌟New: The Government would like to get more people who are currently on disability #benefits back to work.

But Catherine Hale‬ ‪(@catherinehale.bsky.social‬) argues that the labour market in its current state is not fit to accommodate disabled people wanting to return to #work.

#GetBritainWorking

Unlocking the workplace for disabled people – the case for Flex Plus jobs as a pathway to work - British Politics and Policy at LSE

The Government would like to get more people who are currently on disability benefits back to work. But Catherine Hale argues that the labour market in its current state is not fit to accommodate disa...

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Jul 25

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

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SPA Employment policy group @spaemploysocsec.bsky.social · Jul 23

"Building relationships of trust? The experiences of military veterans claiming ‘interface first’ Universal Credit" by @davidhjyoung.bsky.social @lisa-scullion.bsky.social Philip Martin, Celine Hynes, Joe Pardoe www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Building relationships of trust? The experiences of military veterans claiming ‘interface first’ Universal Credit

Trust is a central consideration when understanding the administration of social security benefits and interactions between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and claimants, which is increa...

www.tandfonline.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Jul 20

Amnesty warns DWP's use of AI and automation in welfare is harming disabled people and digitally excluded claimants.

DWP’s 'unhealthy' AI obsession is trapping people in poverty, Amnesty report finds

www.bigissue.com

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Jul 17

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Four-day week to be permanent at South Cambridgeshire Council

South Cambridgeshire Council votes to make four-day work week with full pay a permanent policy.

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Jul 12

The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill has made its debut in parliament. It promises to deliver a Community Right to Buy

A Community Right to Buy is a vital step to building a better Britain

www.bigissue.com

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Kate Summers @katesummers.bsky.social · Jul 9

The DWP are advertising for a new intake of academic secondees. This is the role I'm currently doing - happy to talk to anyone about what it's like!
www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

Quick Check Needed

www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Jul 4

Loved our perimenopause and parenting chat ❤️ thank you 🙏

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 4

@lisa-scullion.bsky.social and colleagues have been working directly with DWP to try and understand how a trauma informed approach might inform their work. Vital and fascinating work < @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social >

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Jul 3

Love this!

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 2

@haylesben.bsky.social identifies four key roles / ways of potentially understanding the roles local and devolved welfare play & notes they are not mutually exclusive - compensating, complementing, contesting, challenging (or inspiring)

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 2

@haylesben.bsky.social is arguing that there is value in trying to develop a new conceptual framework to understand what is happening in the uk around the changing role of local and devolved welfare

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · Jul 2

Great to have @haylesben.bsky.social kicking off our @easp-spa-2025.bsky.social symposium , a chance to reflect on work we’ve been doing together on our @nuffieldfoundation.org @safety-nets.bsky.social project

🧵inciming

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Changing Realities @changingrealities.bsky.social · Jun 4

Been lots of debate about what might turn the dial on child poverty. But we hear far less from families in poverty. Our new briefing sets out a blueprint for a successful child poverty strategy, grounded in experiences of hardship

changingrealities.org/writings/get...

Pls read + share this 🧵

This autumn will see the publication of the first UK child poverty strategy in many years. It is a time-limited and vital opportunity to make real and lasting difference to the lives of the 4.5 million children currently living in poverty. In this new report, co-produced with IPPR, we set out a realistic and targeted agenda for change. Now is the time to take sustainable and effective action on child poverty, working with the everyday experiences of families who know what would make a difference to them and their lives.

changingrealities.org

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · May 31

The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty.

In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food.

In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.

Chart showing that in 2018, the UK was among the worst in Europe for child poverty rates, second only the Greece.

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Annie Irvine @annieirvine.bsky.social · May 28

I've been thinking for a while that we should be talking more about the "social determinants of work". David Kingsley has got there first; great piece naming "the social determinants of employability" - housing insecurity, digital exclusion, mental health, access to care www.myiep.uk/blogs-and-op...

Detached but Not Disengaged: Reframing Employability Practice Through Community-Rooted Youth Work - The Institute of Employability Professionals

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Tilda Martin @matildamartin.bsky.social · May 28

Labour government policies have led to losses of more than £1bn from the HE sector since it came to power in July, new analysis suggests.

It comes as @politicshome.bsky.social understands there is concern in the sector over the direction of HE reforms

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Universities Face Losing Over £1bn In Funding, The Sector Warns

Labour government policies have led to losses of more than £1bn from the higher education sector since it came to power, new analysis suggests.

www.politicshome.com

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · May 28

Work is an effective route out of poverty, but the landscape for parental employment has changed a lot since the mid-2000s.

The proportion of families with children in poverty who are in work has increased over recent decades; over seven in ten families in poverty already have someone in work.

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Alex Clegg @alexclegg.bsky.social · May 22

Our new report on the Household Support Fund, part of the @safety-nets.bsky.social‬ project, is out today. It draws on analysis of HSF admin data and interviews with LAs and @changingrealities.bsky.social‬ participants to identify how the HSF can be improved in a long-term settlement /Thread

Renew and improve • Resolution Foundation

This briefing note, part of the Safety Nets project, assesses how the Household Support Fund could be improved in a longer-term settlement, through analysis of administrative data and interviews with ...

www.resolutionfoundation.org

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Kate Summers @katesummers.bsky.social · May 14

We've published a new article "Claiming deservingness: The durability of social security claimant discourses during the Covid-19 pandemic"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@benbgeiger.bsky.social @lisa-scullion.bsky.social @davidhjyoung.bsky.social @danieledmiston.bsky.social

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Changing Realities @changingrealities.bsky.social · May 13

🔥📖 out today, shares firsthand accounts of how the childcare system is failing parents on a low-income and sets out co-produced recommendations for how it could be improved 🔥📖

changingrealities.org/writings/it-...

[Please read & share this short 🧵]

Looking after children is important and vital work; and it’s imperative that parents and carers have access to high quality and affordable childcare, both in order to support their children’s development and also to support them in their other forms of work: be it education, training, caring, or participation in the formal labour market. Recent years have seen a growing focus on the importance of improving the UK’s childcare offer, and we have seen a range of policy changes to try and improve what is provided and on what basis. This briefing sets out the experiences of parents and carers on a low income, and makes clear the distance that still needs to be travelled if we are to move to a situation in which all parents can access affordable and decent childcare provision. We share evidence of parents’ experiences and challenges around finding childcare that fits with working hours; systemic issues with affordability; and the pressing need to improve support for childcare through Universal Credit. There is also a need to improve childcare for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and to rethink how childcare support is made available during school holidays.

changingrealities.org

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National Association of Welfare Rights Advisers (NAWRA) @nawra.bsky.social · May 2

www.nawra.org.uk/2025/03/nawr...

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Apr 19

I do feel somewhat late to the party 😂 I was struggling getting out of the cesspool

Professor Lisa Scullion @lisa-scullion.bsky.social · Apr 19

So, this is where everyone went 😂

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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · Mar 29

On benefit cuts, Keir Starmer is “attempting to defend the indefensible”, writes @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine...

Social security is not a burden—it’s a force for good

Instead of old-fashioned rhetoric about costs to the state, the government should tell a better story about welfare

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk