The gambling industry is undertaxed. Making taxes fairer could help us lift children out of poverty overnight. @rachaelhenry.bsky.social lays out our argument and busts the black market myth for @listentotimesradio.bsky.social
Get into the details 🔍 www.ippr.org/articles/reforming-gambling-taxation

Zoe Gardner: "70% of the asylum seekers who've come to the UK in the last 20 years came from countries that we had previously colonised. That means they speak the language, they have ties to this country, we have communities here"

Yep. #GMB

How much does the UK spend on welfare?

🇪🇺 Relatively little compared to Europe: just 10.8% of GDP in 2023 (including sickness & disability benefits, pensions, etc.).

Meanwhile, 🇫🇮Finland spends 25.7% of GDP & 🇫🇷France 23.8%.

#ChartOfTheDay #Welfare

New research out from @simonpittaway.bsky.social and me looking at the cost of essentials in Britain. We dig into the rising weight of essentials in family budgets, what that means for life on low incomes, and what the Government should do about it. 🧵

🚨 Disability bill update 🚨

Tomorrow, MPs will be voting on whether to make HUGE cuts to support for disabled people who need it in the future.

MPs have had barely any chance to look at the detail, and more amendments are promised to come.

Oh wow, another thing to talk about! (in Norwich this Monday, a few tickets left here – norwichartscentre.co.uk/event/green-...)

The gov't has unveiled plans to make further cuts to PIP & Universal Credit. Its impact assessment shows the changes are likely to lead to 250,000 more adults & 50,000 children being pushed into poverty by 2030.

This isn't right. We've written to the Minister for Work & Pensions urging a rethink.

The sum of the two DWP impact assessments and the OBR forecasts looks like:

- 250,000 more people in poverty, 50,000 of them kids
- one in five of all households that have a disability losing on average about £1,700 a year gross
- 150,000 unpaid carers losing carer's benefits

Government plans to cut disability benefits could drive more costs on to cash-strapped councils, according to campaigners and local government officials

The Disability Policy Centre estimates the cuts would add £1.2bn of costs for the NHS and social care

By me: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

No child should be going hungry, cold or unhoused - no matter where they were born or what passport they have.

New research from Praxis shows what needs to be done to make sure migrant children are included in the upcoming Child Poverty strategy

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

We are launching the Norfolk Anti-Poverty Alliance and we'd love to see you there:

Wednesday 26 February, 5 - 7pm, Norwich Cathedral.

All residents of Norfolk deserve to thrive - but for too many people, even life's essentials are out of reach.

Join us:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-do-we-...

Our friends and hosts at Norfolk Community Law Service get a lovely nod in this article! @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social www.lawgazette.co.uk/features/a-l... In great company too! @biddetention.bsky.social @rainbowmigration.bsky.social , DAS, @cmjhq.bsky.social PBI and Reprieve

Thanks for adding us, Sarah! @norfolkca.bsky.social have just joined and could get on there!

We're still getting set up here!

Huge thanks to @madlinsudn.bsky.social for the excellent recommendations on starter packs - here: madlinblog.wordpress.com/2024/09/26/i...

And we've been browsing the directory, here: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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