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Louise Woodruff

@louisewoodruff.bsky.social
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Senior Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Care, work and poverty. Also York. Views here my own.

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Louise Woodruff @louisewoodruff.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Powerful message to Government from the Women and Equalities Committee in their new report on parental leave published today – paternity leave in the UK is outdated and unequal. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Paternity leave in UK is outdated and unequal, say MPs
A report says dads should be paid 80% of earnings and allowed six weeks off work when they have a child.
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
'Taxpayers are currently paying £32 billion a year for a broken system.' We count too often the cost of acting rather than the cost of not acting. This is good from DHSC committee. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Doing nothing on social care is untenable, MPs warn
The report says failure to fix England's social care system carries an unknown human and financial cost.
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Rosie Fogden @rosiefogden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
📣Six weeks’ paternity leave at 90% of average earnings could deliver a net economic gain of £2.68bn per year @tanyasingh99.bsky.socials fabulous economic analysis with @jrf-uk.bsky.social featured in @financialtimes.com yesterday and in a new blog on the CPP site today 👏 www.ft.com/content/5c4a...
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MPs urge Rachel Reeves to extend paternity leave
Calls on chancellor come as research suggests UK economy would benefit from more generous offering to new fathers
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Growth and Reform Network @growthandreform.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
🚨 Britain’s paternity leave system is failing families - and the economy. New analysis from The Centre for Progressive Policy and @jrf-uk.bsky.social shows that offering 6 weeks of paternity leave at 90% pay could deliver a £2.68bn net economic boost each year👇 🧵1/3
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
UK’s paternity leave entitlement is worst in Europe – just 2 weeks on low pay A more generous offer will support families financially and help them make more equal choices around who cares For the first time @centrepropolicy.bsky.social modelling for JRF establishes the economic benefits too 🔽 1/2
"The UK has the worst paternity leave offer in Europe. Making Statutory Paternity Leave more generous will deliver on financial security for families and economic growth." Louise Woodruff, Senior Policy Adviser at JRF.
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
NEW analysis from @jrf-uk.bsky.social & @centrepropolicy.bsky.social shows how improving paternity leave can boost UK growth Data from countries with more generous leave shows it tackles gender norms & helps women into work, with an economy-wide benefit of £2.8bn www.ft.com/content/5c4a...
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MPs urge Rachel Reeves to extend paternity leave
Calls come as research suggests UK economy would benefit from more generous offering to new fathers
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The UK's paternity leave offer is pitiful and low income dads are locked out of enhanced support because their employers don't offer it or they're not entitled. Self employed dads fare worst.
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Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Where will the cuts to sickness & disability benefits hit hardest? New @jrf-uk.bsky.social constituency analysis shows the % of working age people receiving these benefits in England & Wales. Some MP inboxes are likely to be brimming, as concern about these plans is widespread
Map showing proportion of working age population in receipt of health related social security, coloured by quintile of constituency. In some coastal areas, south Wales, the North West and Yorkshire and North East, rates are between 15-20%
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
At the Budget, we called for the Government to unfreeze LHA so that it was tied to local rents. This didn't happen. The result? Just 2.5% of private rentals in England are affordable for people on housing benefit. Read more in this report from @healthequals.bsky.social and @crisis-uk.bsky.social 👇
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I'm hiring! Looking for a smart policy and/or influencing person for a 9 month post, working across a number of our policy areas incl work & housing. It's a pivotal time to be working on social policy! Come join us - applications close on 10th April. www.jrf.org.uk/careers
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Careers
Do you want to help build a more equitable and just future, free from poverty? Join us and use your skills to make a real difference.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
As our Policy Adviser you will work across a number of policy areas, including work, care, housing and more. Location: Hybrid - York or London Salary: £37,546.60 (+ London weighting) 9 Months Fixed Term Contract 📝 Apply here: jrf.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/c... 2/2
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Octo Candidates - Application Form - Vacancy Details
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
NEW: Analysis from @jrf-uk.bsky.social ahead of the Chancellor’s spring statement this week shows families worse off by £1400 by 2030. This would mean missing the PM’s living standards milestone and could be the first government since 1955 to see a fall in living standards across a parliament.
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Sophia Parker @mssophiaparker.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
📢 GREAT JOB ALERT 📢 Help us at @jrf-uk.bsky.social ensure that every single pound of our endowment supports rather than undermines our mission www.linkedin.com/posts/sophia...
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Associate Director – Investment | Sophia Parker
JOB ALERT: Associate Director - Investment When I moved into philanthropy a few years ago, I couldn't get over the paradox that lives in plain sight in most…
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Iain Porter @iainkporter.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Big picture today is Government chose to cut unprecedented £5bn of income from disabled people at highest risk of hardship. This drive for cost savings undermines any positive changes contained in the disability benefits green paper. Here are some other big problems:🧵1/11
JRF Chief Executive Paul Kissack said:

"No truly moral choice would leave disabled people without the very support that is designed to allow them to lead a dignified life, nor would it leave them facing hardship. These would be unprecedented disability benefits cuts.

“Ideas like the Right to Try Guarantee help to remove the barriers that prevent people from working but enormous cuts mean the Government risks undermining these positives. Making it harder for people to qualify for support, or cutting their support, puts more pressure on people who are already struggling to cope.

"Ministers should boost the basic rate of Universal Credit without taking the extra support from the pockets of disabled people receiving UC health. It should be funded by those with the broadest shoulders.

"A government that came to office pledging to end the moral scar of food bank use clearly should not be taking steps that could leave disabled people at greater risk of needing to use one."
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Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Read the full @jrf-uk.bsky.social response here www.jrf.org.uk/news/governm...
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Government fails to make moral choice if cuts rob disabled people of a dignified life
No truly moral choice would leave disabled people without the very support that is designed to allow them to lead a dignified life.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall's speech today laid out plans to cut disability and sickness benefits by billions. ❌ No truly moral choice would leave disabled people without support designed to allow them to lead a dignified life, or facing hardship. 1/4
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
88% of low-income households who receive disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢 59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears. Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi... Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
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Louise Woodruff @louisewoodruff.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Luke Charters MP at PMQs today raising improving paternity leave and sharing new @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @centrepropolicy.bsky.social modelling which shows increasing statutory paternity leave to 6 weeks (with pay at 90% of earnings) could result in economic gains of £2.6bn in the near term.
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Luke Charters MP @lukecharters.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
At PMQs today, I’ll be outlining the economic opportunities we can create by improving paternity leave. This is about ensuring dads across the UK can play a meaningful part in their children’s lives while delivering an extra £2.6bn annually of economic growth.
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Improving Paternity Leave Provisions Could Boost The Economy By £2.6bn
Expanding the statutory level of paternity leave for fathers could deliver £2.6bn of long-term growth to the UK economy, according to new research.
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Growth alone won't tackle poverty but poverty reduction measures generate growth - like a paternity pay system which helps mums care less and work more. With @centrepropolicy.bsky.social we've estimated the growth impacts could be big. Government should be acting now.
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Louise Woodruff @louisewoodruff.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The UK has the worst paternity leave offer in Europe. Glad that Luke Charters MP is raising this issue in the Commons today. We found increasing statutory paternity leave to a better paid 6 weeks offer could boost the UK Economy by over £2bn in the near term. www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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Improving Paternity Leave Provisions Could Boost The Economy By £2.6bn
Expanding the statutory level of paternity leave for fathers could deliver £2.6bn of long-term growth to the UK economy, according to new research.
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Abby Jitendra @abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
New JRF poverty statistics show that tackling child poverty demands action through social security. Growth alone won’t stop children and families going without.
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
4.3 million children are in poverty UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢 Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in part due to social security policies 1/5
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
This year the UK Govt say they will publish an 'ambitious' cross-government child poverty strategy Any respectable child poverty strategy must include action on social security including to abolish the two-child limit and introduce a protected minimum amount of support to UC 5/5
"Our social system is not only failing to do its job but, worse, actively pushing some people into deeper poverty, through cruel limits and caps. The good news is that change is possible and can be achieved quickly." Paul Kissack, Chief Executive
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Dan Sutherland @danielsutherland.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Our latest UK Poverty report find 4.3m children are living in poverty. How do we reduce it? My amazing colleagues investigate.. youtu.be/O-x0STrQnkg
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How to reduce child poverty rates in the UK | Joseph Rowntree Foundation
YouTube video by Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
📅 SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday 30th January at 10:30am, we'll be discussing our annual UK Poverty report out next week, and how policies that address drivers of poverty can make a real difference to the lives of those most affected. Don't miss out, sign up here: events.zoom.us/ev/AlxlUn_TR...
Promotional poster for 'UK Poverty 2025' webinar, featuring an image of four individuals seated around a table within a large design that includes a tree and the silhouette of the sun. Event details include the date of the webinar, which is Thursday, January 30th 2025, and time: 10:30am - 12 pm.
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