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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Amazing work from Julia and colleagues showing how inadequate Local Housing Allowance is pushing people into rent arrears and food poverty 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Excellent new report from Ed showing the harm that poor housing can do and what needs to change 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Great blog from Niamh on why the Timms Review must address the ongoing delays to PIP decisions 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Great report from Victoria and @beccastacey.bsky.social on how Access to Work could support disabled people in the workplace better

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Great blog by Maddy showing the key things the Timms review should be considering as they review PIP 👇

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

The government wants to enhance contributory unemployment benefits - we’re good with that Contribution-based benefits can help the legitimacy of the welfare state. There is a catch though… www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The government is keen for more disabled people to move into work, but what happens to those who do work? Becca and Victoria's brilliant report looks at the challenges many disabled people face when moving into and staying in work 👇

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Maddy Rose @maddyirose.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

📢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

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The government must cancel plans to cut disability benefits for young people

This blog has been co-written by Maddy Rose, Senior Policy Researcher, and Victoria Anns, Policy Researcher.

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Simon Parker @simonparker.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.

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Jagna Olejniczak @jagnaolejniczak.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Excellent thread on what should guide any Jobcentre engagement with disabled claimants (many of these principles should be standard across the whole UC system - not just for those currently exempt from conditionality).

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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A fresh start: transforming engagement with disabled benefits claimants through a case worker model

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support

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Ben Baumberg Geiger @benbgeiger.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high? My new post open.substack.com/pub/inequali... , and also my take on More or Less this morning at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Are out-of-work benefit claims at a record high?

The official statistics are wildly misleading - I've now made some new estimates that show just how wrong they are

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

The cuts to UC health will create an unacceptable two-tier system, disadvantaging future claimants. Read more about this in Victoria's new report 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Come and join the best team going to do impactful work on welfare policy. This is a great opportunity to learn and develop research and influencing skills in a friendly and supportive organisation.

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Brilliant new briefing from Sarah and Julia offering some possible solutions to the fact that UC's monthly assessment periods just don't work for many claimants 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Great report from Jagna showing that UC incentives to work are often misguided and overly complex. Instead what we need is more investment in supporting people to find and stay in suitable work 👇

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Brilliant in-depth report from Ed and Emily looking at health inequalities and work. Well worth a read!

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The changes to the disability cuts bill don't go back enough - cutting UC Health would cause untold damage. Victoria's blog explains why we're calling on MPs to vote against it once again 👇

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Laura Hutchinson 🌸 @lauralhutch.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Anti poverty organisations all unanimously urging MPs to vote against the UCPIP Bill this afternoon, and calling on the government to carry out proper reviews and consultation before legislating. This is too important to vote through on an act of faith. www.ucpipbill.co.uk/wp-content/u...

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

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 🙂

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Tom MacInnes @tommacinnes.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

After all the rumours we now know what's in the amendment. From November next year, new claimants who need help to cut up food, dress, wash, or use the toilet would be denied the lifeline that PIP provides. For young disabled people and people who become disabled in the future, it is utterly bleak

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Victoria Lee (née Anns) @victoria-j-lee.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

I think everyone would agree that eligibility to disability benefits should be decided based on need. The government's concessions further erode this principle. The 4 point rule is arbitrary. Restricting UC health based on age is unfair. And creating a 2-tiered dis ben system is unjustifiable.

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Laura Hutchinson 🌸 @lauralhutch.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Changes to UCPIP bill are result of campaigners & disabled people speaking out about the profound harm the govt was about to inflict. However, the bill remains illogical & inherently unfair. The govt should pause & come back with meaningful reform if serious about “fixing the foundations”.

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The government's concessions on disability benefits cuts are a good start but do nothing to help those who will need disability benefits in the future. Anyone can become disabled at any time and future claimants are no less deserving of support than existing claimants

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Victoria Lee (née Anns) @victoria-j-lee.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

But, if the disability cuts go ahead, we expect Anita to lose her PIP daily living entitlement. And as a knock on impact, also lose her UC health. Even with an uplift to UC standard allowance, she’ll lose £678 each month and be plunged into poverty.

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Great blog from Victoria showing the stark reality of how the disability cuts would affect people

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

In parliament today to brief MPs on the need for them to vote against the disability benefits cuts bill. Interesting to hear from parliamentary staffers that it's constituents contacting them that is having the most impact. Please email your MP now, even if you have already! It's not too late

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Maddy Rose @maddyirose.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

UC & PIP bill proposes the biggest cuts to disability benefits since OBR was created. It would: ✂️cut benefits for 3.2m disabled ppl 📈Push 300,000-400,000 into poverty, including 50,000 children 📈 Drive 440,000 into severe hardship New joint briefing: www.ucpipbill.co.uk

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Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -

On Tuesday 1st July, MPs will be asked to vote on the UC & PIP Bill, which contains the biggest cuts to social security in a decade. This briefing from ten organisations including Scope, Citizens Advi...

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Ahead of a crucial vote on cuts to disability benefits, our new evidence casts doubt on whether jobs are even available for disabled people facing cuts 📢 The analysis found that the parts of the country among the hardest hit by the cuts have fewer job opportunities 1/3

"Cutting disabled people's benefits won't magically create suitable jobs, particularly in those parts of the country that have long had weaker jobs markets. It's little wonder so many disable people are fearful of the impact of the government's cuts" - Abby Jitendra, Principal Policy Adviser

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Looking forward to speaking at this on Thursday, sharing @neweconomics.bsky.social analysis on the scale & impact of the planned cuts, what's been driving increased claims, & whether benefit cuts, tighter eligibility & increased conditionality are good ways to cut costs (spoiler alert: they're not)

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Vicky Foxcroft MP @vickyfoxcroftmp.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

(1/2) With a heavy heart, I have written to the Prime Minister to tender my resignation as a whip. Whilst I will continue to support the government in delivering the change the country so desperately needs, I cannot vote in favour of the proposed reforms to disability benefits.

Screenshot of Vicky's letter to the Prime Minister (page 1)

Screenshot of Vicky's letter to the Prime Minister (page 2)

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Maddy Rose @maddyirose.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The new welfare bill could cut billions from health & disability benefits, putting hundreds of thousands of disabled people at risk of poverty. 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

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The government has introduced legislation today to implement cuts to disability & health benefits There have been no substantial concessions on how the proposals were originally presented in the Green Paper Here is what we know about the impact these cuts will have... 🧵

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Really handy explainer from Victoria on the new UC and PIP bill going through parliament and why we’re calling on MPs to vote against it 👇

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

As we await the legislation on welfare cuts... sign up to our event next week where we'll be dissecting the impact on disabled people 👇

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

It'll be two years, this Monday night. Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

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The Long Goodbye

Time, at last, to write about Agnes.

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julia-rt.bsky.social @julia-rt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

V. positive Spending Review has confirmed multi-year funding for crisis support. Good to see move towards crisis support being a permanent part of welfare support, and away from the short-term Household Support Fund approach - But still some questions about how the new fund will work in practice

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

This paper owes a lot to Andrew's excellent work on this topic and was inspired by a conversation we had about jobcentres a number of months ago (because obviously that's what we talk about over lunch!)

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Its time for change in Jobcentres, but how do we do it? My new paper proposes a vision for Jobcentre reform. The central idea is to introduce case workers, who would be service users’ main point of contact and offer ongoing pastoral and practical support 🧵 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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The case for case workers: reimagining the Jobcentre service

Discussion paper by Kate Harrison on the future of jobcentres and work coaches

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Important blog on benefits deductions from Julia. She shows that the Fair Repayment Rate is a great first step, but more is needed to help reduce the harms still caused by deductions 👇

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Maddy Rose @maddyirose.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

The Pathways to Work Green Paper sets out plans to cut billions from health and disability benefits. Instead of getting people into work, these cuts will push hundreds of thousands into poverty. Our new report looks at the impact of cuts to PIP, UC health & scrapping the WCA (🧵)

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Pathways to Poverty: How planned cuts to disability benefits will impact the people we support

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Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Oh man, I spent 30 minutes reading this this morning and I don't know if I've ever read something so full of love

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Craig Berry @craigpberry.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Work won’t cut it New briefing for @citizensadvice.bsky.social by me and @beccastacey.bsky.social We look at whether people losing PIP and UC income will be better off *if* they move into employment, if reforms were implemented today Here's a quick 🧵 but spoiler alert: probably not

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julia-rt.bsky.social @julia-rt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

1️⃣ we're in the 7th cycle of the Household Support Fund 2️⃣ its future is still uncertain 3️⃣ and we still see record demand for crisis support ... so what should come next? New Citizens Advice paper on the future of crisis support + how to realise an approach that’s more than a sticking plaster🩹👇

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The future of crisis support: a discussion paper

The future of crisis support: a discussion paper - paper by Julia Ruddick-Trentmann on the future of crisis support and the Household Support Fund

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Ross Lydall @rosslydall.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Alarming research reveals the scale of the danger posed to pedestrians and cyclists - especially children - by "supersize" SUV cars www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

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'Supersize SUVs much more likely to cause fatal injury to cyclists and pedestrians'

Sports utility vehicles account for more than half of new cars bought in UK

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Tom Pollard @pollardtom.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

As well as cutting health & disability benefits, the government plans to introduce conditionality for many people currently exempt from it I explained to the Work & Pensions Select Committee yesterday that NEF's work shows this won't be an effective way to engage this group with employment support

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