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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Reposted by Giles Robinson
Giles shares his motivations for training with us as a mental health social worker:
“I think it comes from a place of always wanting to work with people directly, having valued that in my previous roles in the charity sector.
I want to help people get the best out of everything on offer.”
“I think it comes from a place of always wanting to work with people directly, having valued that in my previous roles in the charity sector.
I want to help people get the best out of everything on offer.”
September 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Giles shares his motivations for training with us as a mental health social worker:
“I think it comes from a place of always wanting to work with people directly, having valued that in my previous roles in the charity sector.
I want to help people get the best out of everything on offer.”
“I think it comes from a place of always wanting to work with people directly, having valued that in my previous roles in the charity sector.
I want to help people get the best out of everything on offer.”
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We have today published new research with the @bristoluni.bsky.social which demonstrates the extent to which stigma has been embedded into the design of our social security system: bit.ly/47XWX5e
September 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We have today published new research with the @bristoluni.bsky.social which demonstrates the extent to which stigma has been embedded into the design of our social security system: bit.ly/47XWX5e
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Any changes to PIP eligibility will only be made following the 'Timms review', Stephen Timms announced yesterday.
But this means little if the review is just a tick-box exercise. There must be meaningful coproduction with disabled people and equal decision-making power.
But this means little if the review is just a tick-box exercise. There must be meaningful coproduction with disabled people and equal decision-making power.
July 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Any changes to PIP eligibility will only be made following the 'Timms review', Stephen Timms announced yesterday.
But this means little if the review is just a tick-box exercise. There must be meaningful coproduction with disabled people and equal decision-making power.
But this means little if the review is just a tick-box exercise. There must be meaningful coproduction with disabled people and equal decision-making power.
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Later today MPs will vote on a new law which, if passed, will cut vital support for sick and disabled people. Even with the concessions the gov. has made to the PIP and Universal Credit Bill, huge cuts are still on the table for new claimants, who will receive less support to meet the same needs.
July 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Later today MPs will vote on a new law which, if passed, will cut vital support for sick and disabled people. Even with the concessions the gov. has made to the PIP and Universal Credit Bill, huge cuts are still on the table for new claimants, who will receive less support to meet the same needs.
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Anti poverty organisations all unanimously urging MPs to vote against the UCPIP Bill this afternoon, and calling on the government to carry out proper reviews and consultation before legislating.
This is too important to vote through on an act of faith.
www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
This is too important to vote through on an act of faith.
www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
July 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Anti poverty organisations all unanimously urging MPs to vote against the UCPIP Bill this afternoon, and calling on the government to carry out proper reviews and consultation before legislating.
This is too important to vote through on an act of faith.
www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
This is too important to vote through on an act of faith.
www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
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That cabinet minister Pat McFadden has done the morning broadcast rounds claiming huge numbers are “signing on” to PIP daily demonstrates why the government has a rebellion on its hands: the disability benefits cuts are not simply immoral - they are based on blatant lies few MPs wish to repeat.
June 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
That cabinet minister Pat McFadden has done the morning broadcast rounds claiming huge numbers are “signing on” to PIP daily demonstrates why the government has a rebellion on its hands: the disability benefits cuts are not simply immoral - they are based on blatant lies few MPs wish to repeat.
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This was a brilliant chat with Rosie Jones.
We talked about her new sitcom Pushers, about a disabled woman who turns to drug dealing after her benefits are cut
It's an experience (minus the drug dealing) that Jones and many other disabled people know well
www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/r...
We talked about her new sitcom Pushers, about a disabled woman who turns to drug dealing after her benefits are cut
It's an experience (minus the drug dealing) that Jones and many other disabled people know well
www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/r...
Rosie Jones: 'My benefits have been cut – but I'm one of the lucky ones'
Pushers, the first sitcom written by Rosie Jones, is an opportunity to start a conversation about disabilities.
www.bigissue.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This was a brilliant chat with Rosie Jones.
We talked about her new sitcom Pushers, about a disabled woman who turns to drug dealing after her benefits are cut
It's an experience (minus the drug dealing) that Jones and many other disabled people know well
www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/r...
We talked about her new sitcom Pushers, about a disabled woman who turns to drug dealing after her benefits are cut
It's an experience (minus the drug dealing) that Jones and many other disabled people know well
www.bigissue.com/culture/tv/r...
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Our social security system should be here for all of us when we need it. But legislation to cut vital support for sick and disabled people has just been read in parliament.
Ask your MP to join the growing number saying no to cuts, before it’s too late: act.turn2us.org.uk/page/172350/...
Ask your MP to join the growing number saying no to cuts, before it’s too late: act.turn2us.org.uk/page/172350/...
June 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our social security system should be here for all of us when we need it. But legislation to cut vital support for sick and disabled people has just been read in parliament.
Ask your MP to join the growing number saying no to cuts, before it’s too late: act.turn2us.org.uk/page/172350/...
Ask your MP to join the growing number saying no to cuts, before it’s too late: act.turn2us.org.uk/page/172350/...
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Today the bill introducing disability cuts is expected to get its first reading in parliament.
If passed it will cut the income of around 3m sick and disabled people, deepening hardship. Some families stand to lose up to £12,000 per year.
If passed it will cut the income of around 3m sick and disabled people, deepening hardship. Some families stand to lose up to £12,000 per year.
June 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Today the bill introducing disability cuts is expected to get its first reading in parliament.
If passed it will cut the income of around 3m sick and disabled people, deepening hardship. Some families stand to lose up to £12,000 per year.
If passed it will cut the income of around 3m sick and disabled people, deepening hardship. Some families stand to lose up to £12,000 per year.
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We MUST update our social security system so it's there for everyone when they need it.
We're joining @jrf-uk.bsky.social, food banks and charities to call on MPs to support steps towards an #EssentialsGuarantee to move us closer to a future where everyone can afford the essentials.
We're joining @jrf-uk.bsky.social, food banks and charities to call on MPs to support steps towards an #EssentialsGuarantee to move us closer to a future where everyone can afford the essentials.
June 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We MUST update our social security system so it's there for everyone when they need it.
We're joining @jrf-uk.bsky.social, food banks and charities to call on MPs to support steps towards an #EssentialsGuarantee to move us closer to a future where everyone can afford the essentials.
We're joining @jrf-uk.bsky.social, food banks and charities to call on MPs to support steps towards an #EssentialsGuarantee to move us closer to a future where everyone can afford the essentials.
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Apparently the government regrets making a financial instead of 'moral case' for its huge cuts our social security system. 🤔
Newsflash: There is no moral case for cutting critical support that enables sick and disabled people to live independently, afford the essentials and access work.
Newsflash: There is no moral case for cutting critical support that enables sick and disabled people to live independently, afford the essentials and access work.
Government officials brace for up to 50 Labour MPs rebelling against welfare bill
Sources say party should have focused on the moral case for reforming the benefits system
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Apparently the government regrets making a financial instead of 'moral case' for its huge cuts our social security system. 🤔
Newsflash: There is no moral case for cutting critical support that enables sick and disabled people to live independently, afford the essentials and access work.
Newsflash: There is no moral case for cutting critical support that enables sick and disabled people to live independently, afford the essentials and access work.
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Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants *already in paid work* stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
June 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Private Eye has found that that 281,000 PIP claimants *already in paid work* stand to lose out under the proposed cuts (i.e the four-point rule)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
That's 55% of all PIP claimants in paid work, according to the article
(not my article but I want to flag it)
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Powerful letter from @carers-uk.bsky.social calling on the government to delay planned cuts to support for disabled people & carers, and change course to implement measures that 'alleviate rather than exacerbate' carer poverty. www.carersuk.org/news-and-cam...
Open letter to the Prime Minister on welfare reform | Carers UK
www.carersuk.org
June 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Powerful letter from @carers-uk.bsky.social calling on the government to delay planned cuts to support for disabled people & carers, and change course to implement measures that 'alleviate rather than exacerbate' carer poverty. www.carersuk.org/news-and-cam...
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(1/5) In her spending review the Chancellor promises renewal, renewal that will be felt in people’s everyday lives.
Every day at Turn2us we see the severe impact that financial insecurity has on the millions of people we support...
Every day at Turn2us we see the severe impact that financial insecurity has on the millions of people we support...
June 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
(1/5) In her spending review the Chancellor promises renewal, renewal that will be felt in people’s everyday lives.
Every day at Turn2us we see the severe impact that financial insecurity has on the millions of people we support...
Every day at Turn2us we see the severe impact that financial insecurity has on the millions of people we support...
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Good to see the first multi-year settlement for local crisis support in Spending Review, with govt's new Crisis and Resilience Fund supported by £1bn a year (replacing the Household Support Fund). Long-term funding will allow councils to target preventative support to the most vulnerable households.
June 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Good to see the first multi-year settlement for local crisis support in Spending Review, with govt's new Crisis and Resilience Fund supported by £1bn a year (replacing the Household Support Fund). Long-term funding will allow councils to target preventative support to the most vulnerable households.
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It’s great to see investment in the NHS, social housing, and free school meals. But it makes no sense to cut disability benefits at the same time. Making disabled people sicker and poorer will only increase pressure on the NHS, push them out of independent homes, and deprive their children.
June 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
It’s great to see investment in the NHS, social housing, and free school meals. But it makes no sense to cut disability benefits at the same time. Making disabled people sicker and poorer will only increase pressure on the NHS, push them out of independent homes, and deprive their children.
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Seven sector leaders - @katieghose.bsky.social, @thomasjlawson.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Tom Brake, @beccyrspb.bsky.social, @rcquaker.bsky.social & Kathy Evans - share their hopes for the imminent Civil Society Covenant
In-depth: What sector leaders want most from the Civil Society Covenant
As the drafting process for the Civil Society Covenant progresses, seven leaders share their priorities for what should underpin the sector’s “reset” relationship with government…
www.civilsociety.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Seven sector leaders - @katieghose.bsky.social, @thomasjlawson.bsky.social, Shabna Begum, Tom Brake, @beccyrspb.bsky.social, @rcquaker.bsky.social & Kathy Evans - share their hopes for the imminent Civil Society Covenant
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If the Civil Society Covenant is to mean anything, it must mark a reset - the government needs to show it is listening and not sidelining us. @turn2us.org.uk
Read more here: www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-de...
Read more here: www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-de...
In-depth: What sector leaders want most from the Civil Society Covenant
As the drafting process for the Civil Society Covenant progresses, seven leaders share their priorities for what should underpin the sector’s “reset” relationship with government…
www.civilsociety.co.uk
June 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If the Civil Society Covenant is to mean anything, it must mark a reset - the government needs to show it is listening and not sidelining us. @turn2us.org.uk
Read more here: www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-de...
Read more here: www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/in-de...
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You can see the full toolkit from @turn2us.org.uk here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
Supporting better conversations about social security
Turn2us has published two new guides to encourage more positive and respectful conversations about social security.
www.turn2us.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
You can see the full toolkit from @turn2us.org.uk here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
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Good on @turn2us.org.uk for putting together a guide for journalists reporting on the benefits system. With the PIP vote coming up, there’s no excuse for the media to use inaccurate or stigmatising language.
June 9, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Good on @turn2us.org.uk for putting together a guide for journalists reporting on the benefits system. With the PIP vote coming up, there’s no excuse for the media to use inaccurate or stigmatising language.
Thank you @francesryan.bsky.social for sharing our new toolkit for reporting on social security
✅ 10 practical tips
✅ Clear definitions
✅ Stigma-free language examples
✅ Expert sources for comment
👉 View it here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
✅ 10 practical tips
✅ Clear definitions
✅ Stigma-free language examples
✅ Expert sources for comment
👉 View it here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
June 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Thank you @francesryan.bsky.social for sharing our new toolkit for reporting on social security
✅ 10 practical tips
✅ Clear definitions
✅ Stigma-free language examples
✅ Expert sources for comment
👉 View it here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
✅ 10 practical tips
✅ Clear definitions
✅ Stigma-free language examples
✅ Expert sources for comment
👉 View it here: www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/new...
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MPs are being asked to accept unprecedented cuts to disabled people’s incomes.
@trusselluk.bsky.social analysis shows these cuts are likely to create more deep poverty and hardship than even the bleak forecast from the Government’s own limited assessments 🔽
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/poli....
@trusselluk.bsky.social analysis shows these cuts are likely to create more deep poverty and hardship than even the bleak forecast from the Government’s own limited assessments 🔽
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/poli....
Starmer’s welfare cuts will see ‘340,000 more people in poverty’
340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says
www.the-independent.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
MPs are being asked to accept unprecedented cuts to disabled people’s incomes.
@trusselluk.bsky.social analysis shows these cuts are likely to create more deep poverty and hardship than even the bleak forecast from the Government’s own limited assessments 🔽
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/poli....
@trusselluk.bsky.social analysis shows these cuts are likely to create more deep poverty and hardship than even the bleak forecast from the Government’s own limited assessments 🔽
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/poli....
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New analysis from @trusselluk.bsky.social shows impact of the government's massive cuts to disability support is even worse than previously thought: *440,000* people in disabled households forced into severe poverty and left at risk of needing a food bank. 1/4 www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
Nearly half a million people in disabled households will be forced into severe hardship if UK government goes ahead with cuts to social security | Trussell
Hundreds of thousands of people will be pushed into severe hardship if government goes ahead with ‘cruel’ cuts to disability payments.
www.trussell.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 9:31 AM
New analysis from @trusselluk.bsky.social shows impact of the government's massive cuts to disability support is even worse than previously thought: *440,000* people in disabled households forced into severe poverty and left at risk of needing a food bank. 1/4 www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...
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LSE researchers have found that 1 in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income, debt, insecure tenancies, high rents AND problems accessing NHS care 🤯😣
The Spending Review will need to reflect these challenges facing our country if the government wants to increase families' financial security.
The Spending Review will need to reflect these challenges facing our country if the government wants to increase families' financial security.
‘Stress crisis’ in UK as 5m struggle with financial, health and housing insecurity
Exclusive: Levels of ‘multi-stress’ at highest since 2008 crash, study says, with people feeling profoundly powerless
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
LSE researchers have found that 1 in 10 working-age adults are juggling low income, debt, insecure tenancies, high rents AND problems accessing NHS care 🤯😣
The Spending Review will need to reflect these challenges facing our country if the government wants to increase families' financial security.
The Spending Review will need to reflect these challenges facing our country if the government wants to increase families' financial security.