Ilona Pinter 🧡
@ilonapin.bsky.social
Researcher #FamilyFinances @uofglasgow.bsky.social & #ChildPovMig @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social PhD @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social #childrights #asylum #immigration #NRPF #poverty #inequality Lover of strangers & islands https://linktr.ee/ypseekingsafety
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Ilona Pinter 🧡
@ilonapin.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Learning is an essential need
Recent public narratives around asylum-seeking have focused on mostly men arriving by small boats and staying in Home Office commissioned hotels. However, what is the experience of the children and fa...
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The reality for children and families living in deep poverty while receiving Home Office Asylum Support gets little attention. My article for @cpaguk.bsky.social Poverty Journal - 'Learning is an essential need' - looks at what this means for children's education cpag.org.uk/news/learnin...
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1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
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Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
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Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
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Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
theconversation.com/why-economic...
theconversation.com/why-economic...
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Festive activities should be open to everyone.
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
December 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Festive activities should be open to everyone.
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
'How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working' op ed by @emmatominey.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in @scotsman.com via www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
'How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working' op ed by @emmatominey.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in @scotsman.com via www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Great to see our Family Finances findings covered in the papers - more detail & links to working papers here: bsky.app/profile/ilon...
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds
The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.
www.standard.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great to see our Family Finances findings covered in the papers - more detail & links to working papers here: bsky.app/profile/ilon...
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds
The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.
www.standard.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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The most common type of children's home provider has been investment ownership.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The most common type of children's home provider has been investment ownership.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
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New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social :
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
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Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
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Commercialisation and care sufficiency: the privatisation of children's homes in England
Although the commercialisation of care services is intended to produce markets that
respond to care need, it is still unclear whether profit incentives align with population
need. In this Health Polic...
www.thelancet.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social :
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing!
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation
New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing!
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
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New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation
New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
wow
Slides from a Home Office presentation for employers on “earned settlement” — note the case studies: they explicitly play the “good migrant” versus “bad migrant” narrative. Guess which category Sarah, the American, is placed in?
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
wow
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2️⃣ excellent working papers on how Scottish Child Payment 🏴 is making a difference from our very own @ilonapin.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social & the University of York, CASE/LSE & @cpagscotland.bsky.social colleagues Kate Andersen, Suzanna Nesom, Kitty Stewart & Emma Tominey 💪
More detail 👇
More detail 👇
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
2️⃣ excellent working papers on how Scottish Child Payment 🏴 is making a difference from our very own @ilonapin.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social & the University of York, CASE/LSE & @cpagscotland.bsky.social colleagues Kate Andersen, Suzanna Nesom, Kitty Stewart & Emma Tominey 💪
More detail 👇
More detail 👇
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Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
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Stacey from @changingrealities.bsky.social has written such an honest blog about why, even with awful trolling, she won’t stop speaking up for people living in poverty
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
It was a lot. I didn’t realise I’d be placed all over social media. I thought it would be just a couple of pictures for something, but it is what it is now. I have thought about it a lot this morning and I had to put my thoughts down on paper.
www.changingrealities.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Stacey from @changingrealities.bsky.social has written such an honest blog about why, even with awful trolling, she won’t stop speaking up for people living in poverty
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
Reposted by Ilona Pinter 🧡
Our last in the series Social Exclusion seminar was given by @danieledmiston.bsky.social who spoke about changing hosuehold types, poverty riks and welfare effectiveness across Europe. If you missed it, the video & audio recording are available on our website sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/ev...
December 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our last in the series Social Exclusion seminar was given by @danieledmiston.bsky.social who spoke about changing hosuehold types, poverty riks and welfare effectiveness across Europe. If you missed it, the video & audio recording are available on our website sticerd.lse.ac.uk/case/_new/ev...
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My reflections on last week's child poverty strategy; its significant strengths, and why it can't be the last word: www.actionforchildren.org.uk/blog/the-chi...
The Child Poverty Strategy: a long overdue step forward
Last week the UK government published Our Children, Our Future, the first child poverty strategy in nearly 15 years. It involves the two-child limit being scrapped in full.
www.actionforchildren.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My reflections on last week's child poverty strategy; its significant strengths, and why it can't be the last word: www.actionforchildren.org.uk/blog/the-chi...
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A white British father and son BOTH raped the same child and pled guilty to multiple counts of Sexual assault.
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A white British father and son BOTH raped the same child and pled guilty to multiple counts of Sexual assault.
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
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New filings find hundreds of migrant children held in US custody far past the 20-day legal limit — some for over five months aje.io/caanlp
US authorities acknowledge immigrant children held beyond court-set limit
Court filings indicate that several children were held for up to 168 days, far surpassing the 20-day limit on custody.
aje.io
December 10, 2025 at 2:59 AM
New filings find hundreds of migrant children held in US custody far past the 20-day legal limit — some for over five months aje.io/caanlp
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@ilonapin.bsky.social pointed out that children with foreign-born parents are more likely to experience poverty, including deep poverty, partly due to ‘no recourse to public funds’ restrictions. Extending settlement routes for more children risks leaving many without vital support and in poverty.
'What UK immigration reforms mean for vulnerable migrant communities'
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What UK immigration reforms mean for vulnerable migrant communities - EU Reports
UK immigration reforms to extend settlement timelines and increase costs, raising risks for migrant families and children across the country.
eureports.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
@ilonapin.bsky.social pointed out that children with foreign-born parents are more likely to experience poverty, including deep poverty, partly due to ‘no recourse to public funds’ restrictions. Extending settlement routes for more children risks leaving many without vital support and in poverty.
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If you need deep pockets to be considered a “global talent,” are we really attracting "the brightest and the best"minds, or just the richest ones? Read more 👇
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#visa #immigration #globaltalent
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#visa #immigration #globaltalent
We want global talents (but only if they are rich)
Nando Sigona, University of Birmingham Last week’s intervention by a leading UK scientist over the prohibitive cost of visas raised an uncomfortable truth: Britain’s migration system is not — or is…
nandosigona.info
December 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If you need deep pockets to be considered a “global talent,” are we really attracting "the brightest and the best"minds, or just the richest ones? Read more 👇
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#visa #immigration #globaltalent
nandosigona.info/2025/12/08/w...
#visa #immigration #globaltalent
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Interesting and timely @resolutionfoundation.org research showing that redesigning Scottish disability benefits to give claimants a more dignified experience doesn't mean the system becomes more expensive or claims have to rise. www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releas...
Reforms to Scottish disability payments suggest that the system can be kinder without being costlier • Resolution Foundation
Adult Disability Payments (ADP), which were introduced in Scotland in 2022 to replace Personal Independence Payments (PIP), show that it may be possible to implement a claimant-centred and dignified d...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Interesting and timely @resolutionfoundation.org research showing that redesigning Scottish disability benefits to give claimants a more dignified experience doesn't mean the system becomes more expensive or claims have to rise. www.resolutionfoundation.org/press-releas...
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Some quick thoughts on the child poverty strategy as it relates to immigration & asylum policy (which is what my research focuses on): 1) great to see recognition of children affected by NRPF as part of 'our children, our future' strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...
Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Some quick thoughts on the child poverty strategy as it relates to immigration & asylum policy (which is what my research focuses on): 1) great to see recognition of children affected by NRPF as part of 'our children, our future' strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
Some quick thoughts on the child poverty strategy as it relates to immigration & asylum policy (which is what my research focuses on): 1) great to see recognition of children affected by NRPF as part of 'our children, our future' strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...
Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
www.gov.uk
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Some quick thoughts on the child poverty strategy as it relates to immigration & asylum policy (which is what my research focuses on): 1) great to see recognition of children affected by NRPF as part of 'our children, our future' strategy www.gov.uk/government/p...