Lucy Mort
@lucyhbmort.bsky.social
Principal Research Fellow at IPPR. Work on migration and cohesion. Care about creating a fairer and more just world.
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4.45 million children in the UK live in poverty, and nearly 4 in 10 are in families where both parents were born abroad.
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
Making the Child Poverty Strategy work for migrant families | IPPR
At the time of writing, the UK government is preparing to launch a new national strategy to tackle child poverty. Weeks into being newly elected, prime min
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November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
4.45 million children in the UK live in poverty, and nearly 4 in 10 are in families where both parents were born abroad.
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
My blog sets out why this must be recognised in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc8mp55p
Apologies, I haven't been here for a while - but @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social has convinced me that it's a worthwhile place to be, so hello 👋
October 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Apologies, I haven't been here for a while - but @jacquibroadhead.bsky.social has convinced me that it's a worthwhile place to be, so hello 👋
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🎉🎉🎉 Very proud that @parth0.bsky.social and @lucyhbmort.bsky.social have been nominated for @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tanker of the Year and Researcher of the Year!
October 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🎉🎉🎉 Very proud that @parth0.bsky.social and @lucyhbmort.bsky.social have been nominated for @smartthinking.bsky.social Think Tanker of the Year and Researcher of the Year!
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🚨We have published a NEW REPORT sharing the experiences of children from our All4One youth group who were wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office.
These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.
These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.
New Report - “This system destroys you”: Children trapped in adult asylum hotels by the Home Office - GMIAU
Our new report on children who have been wrongly sent to adult asylum hotels by the UK Home Office.
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July 9, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🚨We have published a NEW REPORT sharing the experiences of children from our All4One youth group who were wrongly treated as adults by the Home Office.
These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.
These children arrived in the UK alone seeking asylum, were declared “significantly over 18” at the border and sent alone to adult asylum hotels.
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When 1 in 3 of the 4.3 million children living in poverty are children in migrant households, the government just will not be able to cut poverty levels without action for this group of kids
“Labour must change the story and take the necessary steps to alleviate poverty for all children in the UK — not just those with British passports”, writes Olivia Blake MP
🗣️ Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis
www.politics.co.uk/mp-comment/2...
🗣️ Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis
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Olivia Blake: ‘Migrant children living in poverty is a hidden crisis’ - Politics.co.uk
As MPs gather in Westminster for today’s spending review, I will be holding a debate on child poverty and No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). The discussion could not be more urgent. The debate comes ...
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June 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
When 1 in 3 of the 4.3 million children living in poverty are children in migrant households, the government just will not be able to cut poverty levels without action for this group of kids
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Big news! We’ve secured a debate in Parliament on child poverty next week. We need your help to get your MP in the room to speak out about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), one of the most harmful policies facing migrant families.
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
Email your MP and tell them to attend child poverty debate next week!
On the 11th June, MPs will have the chance to speak up on the immigration restriction No Recourse to Public Funds and how this cruel policy is pushing children into poverty. We see the devastating imp...
act.praxis.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Big news! We’ve secured a debate in Parliament on child poverty next week. We need your help to get your MP in the room to speak out about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), one of the most harmful policies facing migrant families.
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...
One provider out, another with its own chequered history in. Meanwhile, costs continue to climb. This Times article cites @ippr.bsky.social research: annual costs per person have risen from £17k to 41k since 2020.
⏳2026 is a critical opportunity to break free from a failing system.
bit.ly/4hGnWTW
⏳2026 is a critical opportunity to break free from a failing system.
bit.ly/4hGnWTW
Bibby Stockholm firm replaces Stay Belvedere Hotels in migrant contract
Corporate Travel Management was criticised for its running of the barge in Portland, south Dorset, which was opened by the last government
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March 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
One provider out, another with its own chequered history in. Meanwhile, costs continue to climb. This Times article cites @ippr.bsky.social research: annual costs per person have risen from £17k to 41k since 2020.
⏳2026 is a critical opportunity to break free from a failing system.
bit.ly/4hGnWTW
⏳2026 is a critical opportunity to break free from a failing system.
bit.ly/4hGnWTW
This time last week I spoke at the Home Affairs Select Committee about fixing our asylum accommodation system. We urgently need to shift power regionally and locally, improve safeguarding, and move away from mass sites - towards community solutions that work for everyone.
The asylum accommodation system is in urgent need of reform. It’s costing far too much while failing to provide people fleeing war and persecution with the safe, clean environments they need.
📺 @lucyhbmort.bsky.social speaking to Home Affairs Committee 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJVF...
📺 @lucyhbmort.bsky.social speaking to Home Affairs Committee 👇
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Dr Lucy Mort at the Home Affairs Committee discussing asylum accommodation
YouTube video by Institute for Public Policy Research
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March 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This time last week I spoke at the Home Affairs Select Committee about fixing our asylum accommodation system. We urgently need to shift power regionally and locally, improve safeguarding, and move away from mass sites - towards community solutions that work for everyone.
ICYMI: See also this wonderful write up of our report in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
March 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
ICYMI: See also this wonderful write up of our report in the @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Last week, @josephinewy.bsky.social and I published a report on childcare - specifically, how migrant families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) are locked out of childcare support, pushing them deeper into poverty and holding back their children. 🧵👇
March 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Last week, @josephinewy.bsky.social and I published a report on childcare - specifically, how migrant families with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) are locked out of childcare support, pushing them deeper into poverty and holding back their children. 🧵👇
I wrote a blog about the UK’s citizenship & settlement policies - and how both the Conservatives & Labour are making decisions that will trap people in precarity without solving anything. A quick thread on why this matters 🧵👇
📢 | NEW BLOG: Moving from temporary status to citizenship is the cornerstone of a fair immigration system. But recent policy announcements signal a shift towards instability and precarity. This blog makes the case against a reactive, short-term approach. Read more 👇
Citizenship: A race to the bottom? | IPPR
A dangerous shift in citizenship policyThis progression provides individuals with security, fosters stronger communities as people establish their lives in
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March 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I wrote a blog about the UK’s citizenship & settlement policies - and how both the Conservatives & Labour are making decisions that will trap people in precarity without solving anything. A quick thread on why this matters 🧵👇
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Great report from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social & @ippr.bsky.social highlighting urgent need for early years system to intentionally target closing the disadvantage gap. Key to this is be removing immigration restrictions, otherwise some of poorest children will continue to be left out
🚨 NEW: 2/3 of England's poorest families are missing out on childcare, analysis by @ippr.bsky.social and Save the Children has found.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
December 10, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Great report from @savechildrenuk.bsky.social & @ippr.bsky.social highlighting urgent need for early years system to intentionally target closing the disadvantage gap. Key to this is be removing immigration restrictions, otherwise some of poorest children will continue to be left out
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🚨 NEW: 2/3 of England's poorest families are missing out on childcare, analysis by @ippr.bsky.social and Save the Children has found.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
December 9, 2024 at 3:29 PM
🚨 NEW: 2/3 of England's poorest families are missing out on childcare, analysis by @ippr.bsky.social and Save the Children has found.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
Without urgent changes, free childcare expansion could miss the families who need it most.
Childcare should be for every child, not just those who can afford it.
New report on childcare from @jodier.bsky.social and @jamie-ohalloran.bsky.social. Highlights that many families are excluded from essential childcare provision, including those with no recourse to public funds.
Look out for detailed research from @josephinewy.bsky.social on this in the new year!
Look out for detailed research from @josephinewy.bsky.social on this in the new year!
👶 | NEW REPORT: The massive expansion of free childcare currently underway is at risk of not delivering for poorer and rural families. This paper considers some of the key delivery challenges and reimagines childcare as a proper public service.
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
www.ippr.org/articles/the...
The childcare challenge: How can the new government deliver a real childcare guarantee? | IPPR
The newly elected Labour government has picked up where the previous government left off, by committing to continuing the plans to roll out ‘free’ hours an
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December 10, 2024 at 10:40 AM
New report on childcare from @jodier.bsky.social and @jamie-ohalloran.bsky.social. Highlights that many families are excluded from essential childcare provision, including those with no recourse to public funds.
Look out for detailed research from @josephinewy.bsky.social on this in the new year!
Look out for detailed research from @josephinewy.bsky.social on this in the new year!
The asylum stats reiterate the fact that too many people are still stuck in woeful hotels. This is costing the gov't a hell of a lot and is no good at all for people living in them. We need local & regional bodies to be put in the driving seat - getting people out of hotels and into communities.
November 28, 2024 at 11:16 AM
The asylum stats reiterate the fact that too many people are still stuck in woeful hotels. This is costing the gov't a hell of a lot and is no good at all for people living in them. We need local & regional bodies to be put in the driving seat - getting people out of hotels and into communities.
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📣New briefing📣
"If one government can come up with this policy, then another one can too": The ongoing impact of the Rwanda detentions in Greater Manchester
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"If one government can come up with this policy, then another one can too": The ongoing impact of the Rwanda detentions in Greater Manchester
gmiau.org/new-briefing...
November 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM
📣New briefing📣
"If one government can come up with this policy, then another one can too": The ongoing impact of the Rwanda detentions in Greater Manchester
gmiau.org/new-briefing...
"If one government can come up with this policy, then another one can too": The ongoing impact of the Rwanda detentions in Greater Manchester
gmiau.org/new-briefing...
This ep of File on 4 is well worth a listen. It features people who feared for their lives when rioters targeted hotels in the summer & highlights @ippr.bsky.social analysis that finds the cost of asylum accom has more than doubled pp in just 5 years from £17k to £41k. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
File on 4 - The Asylum Business - BBC Sounds
What is the government’s plan to stop the use of asylum hotels? File on 4 investigates.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:35 AM
This ep of File on 4 is well worth a listen. It features people who feared for their lives when rioters targeted hotels in the summer & highlights @ippr.bsky.social analysis that finds the cost of asylum accom has more than doubled pp in just 5 years from £17k to £41k. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Today is equal pay day - the day when women in the UK effectively work for free for the rest of the year, because of the gender pay gap 🙃
To mark the occasion, I've made 'Women of the North' starter pack of the incredible northern women you need to follow...
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To mark the occasion, I've made 'Women of the North' starter pack of the incredible northern women you need to follow...
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November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Today is equal pay day - the day when women in the UK effectively work for free for the rest of the year, because of the gender pay gap 🙃
To mark the occasion, I've made 'Women of the North' starter pack of the incredible northern women you need to follow...
go.bsky.app/P6Hu5Qk
To mark the occasion, I've made 'Women of the North' starter pack of the incredible northern women you need to follow...
go.bsky.app/P6Hu5Qk
The NAO reports that the Home Office 'cut corners' and - in the process - spent WAY over the odds on a building that was completely unfit for use as accommodation.
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but alas...
www.itv.com/news/2024-11...
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but alas...
www.itv.com/news/2024-11...
www.itv.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:22 PM
The NAO reports that the Home Office 'cut corners' and - in the process - spent WAY over the odds on a building that was completely unfit for use as accommodation.
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but alas...
www.itv.com/news/2024-11...
I'd like to say I'm surprised, but alas...
www.itv.com/news/2024-11...
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An influential left-leaning think tank urges ministers to overhaul the asylum seeker accommodation system
@ippr.bsky.social wants local bodies to have more control, warning that the set-up of the Home Office working w/ private providers like Serco isn't working
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
@ippr.bsky.social wants local bodies to have more control, warning that the set-up of the Home Office working w/ private providers like Serco isn't working
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
An influential left-leaning think tank has urged the Government to overhaul the provision of asylum seeker accommodation and give more powers to lo...
www.politicshome.com
October 24, 2024 at 7:29 AM
An influential left-leaning think tank urges ministers to overhaul the asylum seeker accommodation system
@ippr.bsky.social wants local bodies to have more control, warning that the set-up of the Home Office working w/ private providers like Serco isn't working
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
@ippr.bsky.social wants local bodies to have more control, warning that the set-up of the Home Office working w/ private providers like Serco isn't working
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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📢 | NEW REPORT: Asylum accommodation costs have surged, with billions spent on inadequate housing—wasting public funds and failing policy goals. Our report shows how ending outsourcing and empowering regional bodies can cut costs and improve conditions.
www.ippr.org/articles/tra...
www.ippr.org/articles/tra...
Transforming asylum accommodation | IPPR
Instead of providing safety, current policies have trapped people seeking asylum in grim, undignified conditions. The August riots, which included violent
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October 24, 2024 at 10:01 AM
📢 | NEW REPORT: Asylum accommodation costs have surged, with billions spent on inadequate housing—wasting public funds and failing policy goals. Our report shows how ending outsourcing and empowering regional bodies can cut costs and improve conditions.
www.ippr.org/articles/tra...
www.ippr.org/articles/tra...
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A new @ippr.bsky.social report urges the govt to take “urgent” action to change the provision of asylum seeker accommodation away from private providers
"It will require bolder action than maybe feels comfortable, but it is important," report author Dr Lucy Mort told @politicshome.bsky.social
"It will require bolder action than maybe feels comfortable, but it is important," report author Dr Lucy Mort told @politicshome.bsky.social
New Report Urges Government To Overhaul Asylum Seeker Accommodation System
An influential left-leaning think tank has urged the Government to overhaul the provision of asylum seeker accommodation and give more powers to lo...
www.politicshome.com
October 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM
A new @ippr.bsky.social report urges the govt to take “urgent” action to change the provision of asylum seeker accommodation away from private providers
"It will require bolder action than maybe feels comfortable, but it is important," report author Dr Lucy Mort told @politicshome.bsky.social
"It will require bolder action than maybe feels comfortable, but it is important," report author Dr Lucy Mort told @politicshome.bsky.social