There is 'an unequal health impact of the current system of housing cost support that fails to cover people's rent'. People should have a safe and secure home that is not bad for their health. #LHA #LocalHousingAllowance

📢Young disabled people could face benefit cuts of more than £420 a month if government plans go ahead.

Young people deserve real support - not cuts that could push them into poverty.

New blog from me & @victoria-anns.bsky.social: medium.com/p/62015a6f0b12

📰New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing ahead of the #Autumnbudget: The Government if failing private renters by freezing #LocalHousingAllowance #LHA.

As the #AutumnBudget approaches, we're calling on the Chancellor to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to support people on low incomes as private rents continue to soar.

Read more in our blog ⤵️
https://t.co/xTGMQRoFsk https://t.co/ijj5LHQyVC

Another fantastic piece of research and report by Dr Kate Harrison building on her work on supporting disabled people into work - she outlines practical solutions raised in the Pathways to Work Green paper.

The govt wants to get more disabled people into work, but isn't making full use of the tools at its disposal

In my new report for @citizensadvice.bsky.social I've looked at how our social security system could do more to make sure that when disabled people want to work, work really does pay /1

Is follow friday still a thing? Any OGs out there who remember #followfriday! Shoutout to @hthrt28.bsky.social for all things Employment Law/Future of Work and AI/Flexible working.

We must ask ourselves how this changes the social contract been us and the state and what this says about us as a society: are we no longer prepared to support or help those with severe, life long conditions or ill health? #welfarereform #universalcreditbill #socialpolicy

Govs claim that Universal Credit Bill will incentivise people to work is ‘wishful thinking’ - @victoria-anns.bsky.social outlines how the bill will create a two-tiered system of support. It won’t help disabled people into work/ people with severe, life-long conditions may miss out on protections.

New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social‬ on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.

The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives.

This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵

🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Essential therefore to recognise that the #employmentrightsbill will impact on workers differently. We must ask who is the #employmentrightsbill is for...how will it really impact on those who are in employment with low employment rights.

📣New blog: 'Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them?'

By Dr Sarah Hadfield (@drsarahhadfield.bsky.social), it draws on research of childfree young women’s experiences of employment insecurity and financial autonomy.

social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-wi...

Blog: Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them? social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-wi... #employmentrightsbill @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social