Francisca Ladouch
@franladouch.bsky.social
analyst at @Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Posting about poverty, benefits and labour market in the UK.
Views my own.
Posting about poverty, benefits and labour market in the UK.
Views my own.
“Work is the best route out of poverty.”...That’s the promise, but for millions in the UK, it’s broken.
📉 In-work poverty has risen from 2.5m workers in 2000/01 to 3.8m in 2023/24 (12%).
Work matters, but without secure jobs, fair pay and a real safety net, it’s not enough.
📉 In-work poverty has risen from 2.5m workers in 2000/01 to 3.8m in 2023/24 (12%).
Work matters, but without secure jobs, fair pay and a real safety net, it’s not enough.
🗣️ ‘Work should be the best route out of poverty’
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
Analyst @franladouch.bsky.social explains that for millions across the UK, employment is not the safety net from poverty that it should be.
Recent employment reforms are a good start, but the government must go further to protect working families. 🔽
February 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
“Work is the best route out of poverty.”...That’s the promise, but for millions in the UK, it’s broken.
📉 In-work poverty has risen from 2.5m workers in 2000/01 to 3.8m in 2023/24 (12%).
Work matters, but without secure jobs, fair pay and a real safety net, it’s not enough.
📉 In-work poverty has risen from 2.5m workers in 2000/01 to 3.8m in 2023/24 (12%).
Work matters, but without secure jobs, fair pay and a real safety net, it’s not enough.
1/ 🧵 The latest UK labour market data is out and it paints a worrying picture.
Slow growth for real wages, job vacancies are shrinking, and unemployment is creeping up.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s happening 👇
Slow growth for real wages, job vacancies are shrinking, and unemployment is creeping up.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s happening 👇
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
1/ 🧵 The latest UK labour market data is out and it paints a worrying picture.
Slow growth for real wages, job vacancies are shrinking, and unemployment is creeping up.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s happening 👇
Slow growth for real wages, job vacancies are shrinking, and unemployment is creeping up.
Here’s a quick breakdown of what’s happening 👇
Reposted by Francisca Ladouch
📒 Government published Sir Charlie Mayfield's ‘Keep Britain Working’ report today.
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
This morning's reading: "Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working" from Department of Health and Social Care www.gov.uk/government/n...
Employers join forces with government to tackle ill-health and keep Britain working
More than 60 major and many small employers are joining forces with government to tackle the rising tide of ill-health that is pushing people out of work and holding back growth.
www.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
📒 Government published Sir Charlie Mayfield's ‘Keep Britain Working’ report today.
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
An ambitious framework for how employers can support workers in ill-health.
Focus must be here to shift the dial on employment of disabled people & benefit spend, not cutting people's benefits. 🧵
The latest DWP data (Apr–Jun 2025) reveals an early warning sign: the number of disabled people in work may be starting to fall, the first year-on-year drop in over a decade (though not yet statistically significant).
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Here’s what the data tells us and why it matters 👇
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Here’s what the data tells us and why it matters 👇
November 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The latest DWP data (Apr–Jun 2025) reveals an early warning sign: the number of disabled people in work may be starting to fall, the first year-on-year drop in over a decade (though not yet statistically significant).
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Here’s what the data tells us and why it matters 👇
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Here’s what the data tells us and why it matters 👇
1/ 📉 Real earnings growth in the UK has slowed sharply and the hit is falling hardest on lower earners.
A quick thread on what the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) tells us 👇
A quick thread on what the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) tells us 👇
October 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
1/ 📉 Real earnings growth in the UK has slowed sharply and the hit is falling hardest on lower earners.
A quick thread on what the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) tells us 👇
A quick thread on what the latest Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) tells us 👇