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The Centre for Social Justice
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An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.

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The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets🏠

👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised.
October 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🏛️Earlier this month, we took Lost Boys to the Senedd.

🏉Politicians, rugby legend Ken Owens, and charity leaders discussed how Wales can turn the tide for boys.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿With elections on the horizon, it’s time to put boys and young men at the heart of Welsh policymaking.
October 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🎓Attitudes to school attendance are in free-fall, despite persistently absent pupils being £10k worse off by age 28.

🎙️Policy Director, Joe Shalam, joins @lbc.co.uk to discuss why “carrot and stick” is needed to turn the tide on the absence crisis.

Listen here👇
October 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨WATCH: Latest absence data out today.

📢Senior Researcher Emily Wells lays out what it reveals and how government can act.

Our recommendations offers the roadmap to get parents and children re-engaged with school.

⬇️Explore our latest Absence Tracker below.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🚨NEW: Record numbers of pupils missed half of lessons this Spring.

🤝CSJ Alliance charity Grace Foundation show that
rebuilding trust with families helps prevent school absence.

📘Absent Ambition calls for DfE to evaluate their Family Support Worker model for a national rollout👇
October 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
📺WATCH: In September, we revealed that half of parents believe it “reasonable” for their child to be persistently absent.

How to improve home-school relations👇

🔴Attendance Awareness Courses
🔴'Engaging with Parents' Toolkits
🔴Attendance Mentors

Senior Researcher Dan Lilley says more
October 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🏠For every £1 invested in Housing First, £2 is saved in public spending.

💬@Paulabarkermp.bsky.social Co-Chair of the APPG for Ending Homelessness, spotlighted CSJ’s findings.

💡Rolling out Housing First could save millions AND help thousands of people rebuild their lives off the streets.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: The Govt's new anti-drugs campaign is welcome as drug poisonings hits its highest record💉

In December, we found that 3/4 of police officers deemed current drug possession policies ineffective❌

We need police to direct drug users into treatment, not decriminalisation👇
October 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
⭐️It’s that time of year again….The #CSJAwards are officially one month today🥳

We cannot wait to celebrate the best small charities in the UK👏

👀Stay tuned as charities, celebrities and politicians tell us the stories of these local heroes fighting poverty this month.
October 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Without real-life role models or father figures, boys turn online for direction💻

There, they encounter an alluring mix of both positive and harmful messages.

👨‍👦We must restore role models, purpose and aspiration to boys at home, school and work.

lostboys.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 2:35 PM