@epemberton.bsky.social piece on Medium as part of his work with The Health Foundation explores how inadquate Local Housing Allowance is widening health inequalites. wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/an-inadequat...

#autumnbudget #chancellor #localhousing #healthyhomes

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A lack of support for housing costs means that the people we support have no option but to stay in unsuitable housing that is bad for their health.

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The Government must ensure those on the lowest incomes are not left behind. Let the Local Housing Allowance work as it was designed: uprate it to the cheapest 30% of private rents. Read the full brief here: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Housing support should not put people and their families at risk of homelessness or keep people homeless, it should not result in people going without food.

This isn’t just about numbers: our front line advisors help people like Darren, who shouldn’t be facing homelessness; or Hassan, who was going without food to meet spiraling rent costs, or Chris, who is kept homeless.

We are calling on the #Chancellor to end the freeze on LHA and re-link it to the lowest 30% of private rents. Right now, freezes to LHA causes the gap between housing support and soaring private rents to widen. This leads directly to shortfalls for low-income renters, resulting in hardship.

happy birthday, I think we first met (you might not remember), when I was 25! I can't believe how long ago that was!

Thanks Jagna :)

We set out policy options for the UC review to consider, so there can be a better fit between employment and UC: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

The unintended consequences of UC’s monthly model is that it leaves our clients feeling confused and distressed, and causes income fluctuation rather than stability. UC doesn’t need to be this way.

As a result of the UC monthly assessment including an extra pay packet, claimants income looks higher, and they can become ineligible for other sources of financial assistance.

The monthly assessment model is at odds with how many people are paid, resulting in unnecessary and sometimes extreme UC income variations:

As it currently stands UC’s design creates ongoing challenges for working households whose wages don’t follow stable and/or monthly patterns creating unnecessary UC income fluctuations.

On my list!