Mary Marvel
@marythemarvel.bsky.social
Rights. Legal help. Welfare benefits. Content design. Politics. Rabbits. All manner of silliness. Deputy CEO at Advicenow. Views entirely my own.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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📢 We're recruiting! We're looking for a Legal Project Officer to join our team.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📢 We're recruiting! We're looking for a Legal Project Officer to join our team.
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It's very much a problem for all of us. AI overview answers the user's very specific question (not always brilliantly) but doesn't mention the plethora of free guides and tools we have to show them what to do to solve their problem, how to do it well, and what to do when the other side ignores you.
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It's very much a problem for all of us. AI overview answers the user's very specific question (not always brilliantly) but doesn't mention the plethora of free guides and tools we have to show them what to do to solve their problem, how to do it well, and what to do when the other side ignores you.
Was delighted to attend the launch of this great piece of research from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and CELC yesterday. Sanctions are disproprtionate and madly unfair. They cause destituiton, homelessness and ill health. The regime must be ended rather than extended to include more people.
OUT TODAY: our new report with the Central England Law Centre finds that the current Universal Credit sanctions system fails on its own term and is disproportionately severe.
Read here ⤵️
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/sa...
Read here ⤵️
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/sa...
November 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Was delighted to attend the launch of this great piece of research from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and CELC yesterday. Sanctions are disproprtionate and madly unfair. They cause destituiton, homelessness and ill health. The regime must be ended rather than extended to include more people.
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This is what we mean by meaningful co-production: real collaboration with Disabled people, not top-down consultation. 🤝
The Timms Review needs:
Balanced representation ✔️
Ongoing evaluation ✔️
Full transparency ✔️
Meaningful parliamentary scrutiny ✔️
#DisabilityBenefits
The Timms Review needs:
Balanced representation ✔️
Ongoing evaluation ✔️
Full transparency ✔️
Meaningful parliamentary scrutiny ✔️
#DisabilityBenefits
Along with the anti-poverty charity, @z2ktrust.bsky.social, we’ve led on an open letter to the Minister for Social Security and Disability, Sir Stephen Timms. We're asking him to take some key steps to make sure that involvement is genuine.
Read the full letter: www.turn2us.org.uk/timms-letter
Read the full letter: www.turn2us.org.uk/timms-letter
August 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is what we mean by meaningful co-production: real collaboration with Disabled people, not top-down consultation. 🤝
The Timms Review needs:
Balanced representation ✔️
Ongoing evaluation ✔️
Full transparency ✔️
Meaningful parliamentary scrutiny ✔️
#DisabilityBenefits
The Timms Review needs:
Balanced representation ✔️
Ongoing evaluation ✔️
Full transparency ✔️
Meaningful parliamentary scrutiny ✔️
#DisabilityBenefits
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Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, washing machine or going online?
Thousands of families in temporary accommodation across London are having to do just that – for months or even years.
So today, with the Better TA Alliance, we’re launching a new campaign: Fix the 5 Basics
Thousands of families in temporary accommodation across London are having to do just that – for months or even years.
So today, with the Better TA Alliance, we’re launching a new campaign: Fix the 5 Basics
July 17, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Could you get through a regular week without a kitchen, washing machine or going online?
Thousands of families in temporary accommodation across London are having to do just that – for months or even years.
So today, with the Better TA Alliance, we’re launching a new campaign: Fix the 5 Basics
Thousands of families in temporary accommodation across London are having to do just that – for months or even years.
So today, with the Better TA Alliance, we’re launching a new campaign: Fix the 5 Basics
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Ending the two child limit and introducing a protected minimum floor together would lift 500,000 children out of poverty by the end of the parliament and reduce the depth of poverty for a further 1 million.
You can read more here: www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...
You can read more here: www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...
Three policies to reduce child poverty this parliament
This briefing sets out which children are at greatest risk of such severe and acute poverty, and what a child poverty strategy must include to address it.
www.jrf.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Ending the two child limit and introducing a protected minimum floor together would lift 500,000 children out of poverty by the end of the parliament and reduce the depth of poverty for a further 1 million.
You can read more here: www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...
You can read more here: www.jrf.org.uk/child-povert...
Absolutely gutted to hear that Gingerbread has had to close its Advice line and lose its advice team. They provided a great service and were one of the few places you could signpost people to for help and support with child arrangements or divorce issues.
June 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Absolutely gutted to hear that Gingerbread has had to close its Advice line and lose its advice team. They provided a great service and were one of the few places you could signpost people to for help and support with child arrangements or divorce issues.
It's going to awful for many people. As a largely gender non-conforming woman who already gets unpleasantly stopped in women's toilets with surprising frequency, I'm not thrilled!
“I would describe the EHRC statement as misinformation, which has had a very profound negative effect on the lives of, in particular, gender non-conforming women.”
✍️ Jo Maugham, Director of Good Law Project
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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✍️ Jo Maugham, Director of Good Law Project
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
@goodlawproject.org
Trans people fearing arrest after Supreme Court ruling, say campaigners
Misinformation about the practical consequences of the ruling has prompted confusion within the community
www.independent.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's going to awful for many people. As a largely gender non-conforming woman who already gets unpleasantly stopped in women's toilets with surprising frequency, I'm not thrilled!
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#WelfareNotWarfare
📢Local Action Announcement
📢Norfolk
📢Saturday 17th May 2025
📢12 noon
📢Assemble outside Norwich City Hall, Peter’s Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 1NH
📢Event is Stop PIP & Benefit Cuts
📢Local Action Announcement
📢Norfolk
📢Saturday 17th May 2025
📢12 noon
📢Assemble outside Norwich City Hall, Peter’s Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 1NH
📢Event is Stop PIP & Benefit Cuts
May 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#WelfareNotWarfare
📢Local Action Announcement
📢Norfolk
📢Saturday 17th May 2025
📢12 noon
📢Assemble outside Norwich City Hall, Peter’s Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 1NH
📢Event is Stop PIP & Benefit Cuts
📢Local Action Announcement
📢Norfolk
📢Saturday 17th May 2025
📢12 noon
📢Assemble outside Norwich City Hall, Peter’s Road Norwich Norfolk NR2 1NH
📢Event is Stop PIP & Benefit Cuts
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The UK’s #asylum system is broken. The government's new immigration bill will make it worse.
The experience of six Albanian asylum seekers shows why. Learn more in a report from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Islington Law Centre's @micluteam.bsky.social.
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/pu...
The experience of six Albanian asylum seekers shows why. Learn more in a report from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Islington Law Centre's @micluteam.bsky.social.
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/pu...
'Punishing the Victim': How the UK’s broken asylum system fails the people it should protect - Public Law Project
A new report about Albanian asylum seekers, showcasing the key problems people face in the UK's asylum system.
publiclawproject.org.uk
April 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The UK’s #asylum system is broken. The government's new immigration bill will make it worse.
The experience of six Albanian asylum seekers shows why. Learn more in a report from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Islington Law Centre's @micluteam.bsky.social.
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/pu...
The experience of six Albanian asylum seekers shows why. Learn more in a report from @publiclawproject.bsky.social and Islington Law Centre's @micluteam.bsky.social.
publiclawproject.org.uk/resources/pu...
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Disabled people are already going without essentials, like food and bills.
And as @iainkporter.bsky.social at @jrf-uk.bsky.social explains, cuts to disability support risks pushing people further into poverty.
Agree this isn't right? Email your MP about this now 👉 bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
And as @iainkporter.bsky.social at @jrf-uk.bsky.social explains, cuts to disability support risks pushing people further into poverty.
Agree this isn't right? Email your MP about this now 👉 bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
April 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Disabled people are already going without essentials, like food and bills.
And as @iainkporter.bsky.social at @jrf-uk.bsky.social explains, cuts to disability support risks pushing people further into poverty.
Agree this isn't right? Email your MP about this now 👉 bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
And as @iainkporter.bsky.social at @jrf-uk.bsky.social explains, cuts to disability support risks pushing people further into poverty.
Agree this isn't right? Email your MP about this now 👉 bit.ly/4kFR5Bj
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🌍 Voluntary, remote role w/ quarterly meetings.
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🗓️ Apply by: 20th April 2025 (Midnight)
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April 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Come and join our trustee board
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DWP figures in response to FOI request indicate 87% of claimants currently receiving PIP daily living component at standard rate, and 13% of claimants receiving enhanced rate are likely to lose their entitlement if “score 4” changes go ahead.
That means virtually everyone on standard rate PIP.
That means virtually everyone on standard rate PIP.
I have submitted an FOI request to try and find out how many of those currently receiving PIP (personal independence payment) may lose their entitlement under the new rules:
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pers...
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/pers...
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - a Freedom of Information request to Department for Work and Pensions
Please could you provide the following information:
The number of claimants currently in receipt of PIP daily living component at:
a) The standard rate
b) The enhanced rate
For each of the above, pl...
www.whatdotheyknow.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
DWP figures in response to FOI request indicate 87% of claimants currently receiving PIP daily living component at standard rate, and 13% of claimants receiving enhanced rate are likely to lose their entitlement if “score 4” changes go ahead.
That means virtually everyone on standard rate PIP.
That means virtually everyone on standard rate PIP.
I know we've all read about the potentially devestating planned changes to disability benefits, but I wanted to encourage anyone who can to write to their MP (particularly if you're MP is labour) to voice your opposition.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I know we've all read about the potentially devestating planned changes to disability benefits, but I wanted to encourage anyone who can to write to their MP (particularly if you're MP is labour) to voice your opposition.
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March 31, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Does your small charity or non-profit need assistance:
📃reviewing contracts?
📝drafting a privacy policy?
📚understanding your rights in a dispute?
💡It might be that we can help
🔍Find out how 🔽
www.lawworks.org.uk/legal-advice...
📃reviewing contracts?
📝drafting a privacy policy?
📚understanding your rights in a dispute?
💡It might be that we can help
🔍Find out how 🔽
www.lawworks.org.uk/legal-advice...
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The court is mightier than Le Pen 🎉
March 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The court is mightier than Le Pen 🎉
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The government has not provided any evidence that disability benefit cuts will lead to more disabled people entering work.
These plans will only deepen poverty, not help people into employment.
Stand against the cuts👇 z2k.eaction.org.uk/green-paper-...
These plans will only deepen poverty, not help people into employment.
Stand against the cuts👇 z2k.eaction.org.uk/green-paper-...
Ask your MP to oppose dangerous cuts to disability benefits
z2k.eaction.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The government has not provided any evidence that disability benefit cuts will lead to more disabled people entering work.
These plans will only deepen poverty, not help people into employment.
Stand against the cuts👇 z2k.eaction.org.uk/green-paper-...
These plans will only deepen poverty, not help people into employment.
Stand against the cuts👇 z2k.eaction.org.uk/green-paper-...
Really vital research just published into experience of marginalised people of law-related problems. Most people in the study experienced clusters of 4-6 problems with benefits, housing etc.
New research from Advicenow, Warwick Law School and Central England Law Centre, funded by Nuffield Foundation, explores the need for people facing everyday legal problems to access early and timely support ↘️ shorturl.at/ZzEp4
March 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Really vital research just published into experience of marginalised people of law-related problems. Most people in the study experienced clusters of 4-6 problems with benefits, housing etc.
Talk of further cuts to benefits in the news today. 😞 It's almost as if they haven't read Liz curran's excellent blog. www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...
Expert blog: Why cut off the poorest before reforming the pension system?
Associate Professor Liz Curran on the need for reform before cutting benefits for vulnerable people.
www.ntu.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Talk of further cuts to benefits in the news today. 😞 It's almost as if they haven't read Liz curran's excellent blog. www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/new...