Craig Berry
@craigpberry.bsky.social
Welfare policy for a charity (he/him). Additionally: Associate at @bennettinstitute.bsky.social | Author of The Political Economy Blog: https://craigberry.substack.com
📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support
Our CEO @claremoriarty.bsky.social's response to UCPIP Bill passing second reading:
July 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Our CEO @claremoriarty.bsky.social's response to UCPIP Bill passing second reading:
This was always likely to be the case 👇 But it's a trap. Of course pre-Timms claimants will be reassessed under the post-Timms system. That's why pre-Timms and post-Timms are going to be virtually identical
July 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
This was always likely to be the case 👇 But it's a trap. Of course pre-Timms claimants will be reassessed under the post-Timms system. That's why pre-Timms and post-Timms are going to be virtually identical
We are coming together as organisations committed to fighting poverty, providing advice, and supporting and championing the rights of disabled people, their families, and carers. We are calling for the UK government to withdraw the UC & PIP Bill
Full statement: www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Full statement: www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
July 1, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We are coming together as organisations committed to fighting poverty, providing advice, and supporting and championing the rights of disabled people, their families, and carers. We are calling for the UK government to withdraw the UC & PIP Bill
Full statement: www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
Full statement: www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...
The above-inflation uplift in the UC standard allowance is not adequate compensation. Even by 2029, the level will have not get back to the value at which UC was introduced 15 years earlier medium.com/citizens-adv...
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The above-inflation uplift in the UC standard allowance is not adequate compensation. Even by 2029, the level will have not get back to the value at which UC was introduced 15 years earlier medium.com/citizens-adv...
Under the 4 point rule, people like Graham* would lose access to all support, and would no longer be able to work
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Under the 4 point rule, people like Graham* would lose access to all support, and would no longer be able to work
A long thread on why the concessions in and around the UCPIP Bill (ie the disability benefits cuts) are illusory, disingenuous and potentially makes things worse 🧵
There are 5 big myths to bust -fifth is the most difficult to untangle, but the most significant in my view, so please do bear with 🙂
There are 5 big myths to bust -fifth is the most difficult to untangle, but the most significant in my view, so please do bear with 🙂
June 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A long thread on why the concessions in and around the UCPIP Bill (ie the disability benefits cuts) are illusory, disingenuous and potentially makes things worse 🧵
There are 5 big myths to bust -fifth is the most difficult to untangle, but the most significant in my view, so please do bear with 🙂
There are 5 big myths to bust -fifth is the most difficult to untangle, but the most significant in my view, so please do bear with 🙂
Join us *tomorrow* for our spotlight on disability event. Learn about what we're seeing on the ground, what the impact of benefit cuts will be, and what a range of experts have to say...
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June 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Join us *tomorrow* for our spotlight on disability event. Learn about what we're seeing on the ground, what the impact of benefit cuts will be, and what a range of experts have to say...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a...
The government’s proposals for restricting eligibility for disability and incapacity benefits will cause significant hardship for disabled people
Join @citizensadvice.bsky.social on 26 June to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a... #CADataInsights
Join @citizensadvice.bsky.social on 26 June to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a... #CADataInsights
June 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The government’s proposals for restricting eligibility for disability and incapacity benefits will cause significant hardship for disabled people
Join @citizensadvice.bsky.social on 26 June to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a... #CADataInsights
Join @citizensadvice.bsky.social on 26 June to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a... #CADataInsights
If they had 2 children, they would be £269 per month worse off in these circumstances
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
If they had 2 children, they would be £269 per month worse off in these circumstances
A couple claimant where one partner loses PIP daily living and UC health, while the other remains in full-time employment, would be £272 per month worse off even if the partner losing their benefits worked part-time for 20 hours per week
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A couple claimant where one partner loses PIP daily living and UC health, while the other remains in full-time employment, would be £272 per month worse off even if the partner losing their benefits worked part-time for 20 hours per week
If they had 2 children, they would be £145 worse off each month if they took up paid work for 20 hours per week, but they would be £112 per month better off if able to work full-time
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
If they had 2 children, they would be £145 worse off each month if they took up paid work for 20 hours per week, but they would be £112 per month better off if able to work full-time
A single claimant losing PIP daily living and UC health would be £114 per month worse off if they worked full-time, and £359 per month worse off if they worked part-time for 20 hours per week, compared to their current income
May 20, 2025 at 10:50 AM
A single claimant losing PIP daily living and UC health would be £114 per month worse off if they worked full-time, and £359 per month worse off if they worked part-time for 20 hours per week, compared to their current income
New post with @julia-rt.bsky.social for @citizensadvice.bsky.social on Universal Credit's lost value
Quick thread on main points 🧵
Quick thread on main points 🧵
April 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
New post with @julia-rt.bsky.social for @citizensadvice.bsky.social on Universal Credit's lost value
Quick thread on main points 🧵
Quick thread on main points 🧵
Spent my morning so far trying to find out who ate the final shortbread
At some point I stopped caring about the truth, just needed the clearance
At some point I stopped caring about the truth, just needed the clearance
March 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Spent my morning so far trying to find out who ate the final shortbread
At some point I stopped caring about the truth, just needed the clearance
At some point I stopped caring about the truth, just needed the clearance
Here's Alison's story:
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Here's Alison's story:
There could have been a little more care taken with this chart too. You'd be forgiven, if taking a quick look, for thinking the rise in cost is £40-ish to £80-ish billion. When the actual numbers are already large enough: £50-ish to £75-ish billion
March 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
There could have been a little more care taken with this chart too. You'd be forgiven, if taking a quick look, for thinking the rise in cost is £40-ish to £80-ish billion. When the actual numbers are already large enough: £50-ish to £75-ish billion
The OBR responds...
November 3, 2024 at 10:47 AM
The OBR responds...
One final thing... quite startling update from the OBR on welfare spending forecasts. The change to Universal Credit cost models created an opportunity that, as yet, the government has chosen not to use. I doubt this position can hold
October 30, 2024 at 5:39 PM
One final thing... quite startling update from the OBR on welfare spending forecasts. The change to Universal Credit cost models created an opportunity that, as yet, the government has chosen not to use. I doubt this position can hold
The government's plan to implement the Conservatives' work capability assessment reforms will leave hundreds and thousand of disabled people worse off. This from my colleague Maddy Rose on the other place:
October 18, 2024 at 11:28 AM
The government's plan to implement the Conservatives' work capability assessment reforms will leave hundreds and thousand of disabled people worse off. This from my colleague Maddy Rose on the other place:
Dayrider. A disgruntled DfT official hacks a bus so that every ticket it prints is an all-day pass. The resulting impact on the operating company's profit margins means it must be brought into public ownership
September 22, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Dayrider. A disgruntled DfT official hacks a bus so that every ticket it prints is an all-day pass. The resulting impact on the operating company's profit margins means it must be brought into public ownership
The full uprating of LHA last time did some good but not nearly enough. Look at how the deficits of our debt clients dependent on housing cost support barely moved. Most are still in the red (h/t Tom Hunter)
September 16, 2024 at 8:33 AM
The full uprating of LHA last time did some good but not nearly enough. Look at how the deficits of our debt clients dependent on housing cost support barely moved. Most are still in the red (h/t Tom Hunter)
Let’s talk about Local Housing Allowance, the most important bit of the welfare state you’ve probably never heard of
Read more in my new report (citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...) or the thread below 👇
Read more in my new report (citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...) or the thread below 👇
September 16, 2024 at 8:23 AM
Let’s talk about Local Housing Allowance, the most important bit of the welfare state you’ve probably never heard of
Read more in my new report (citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...) or the thread below 👇
Read more in my new report (citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...) or the thread below 👇