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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Is that quire strongly worded by their standards?
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
An illocutionary act!
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What does it mean? Great quote...
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm fairly sure it's on the lectures on governmentality but ironically can't be bothered to check
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
there's a footnote I remember well in a foucault lecture where he says "I now discover that Marx never actually said this" or words to that effect
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
all in all, I think the indicator is useless
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
and Muslims are much more likely to say they can influence than Christians
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is the old NI4. I did some research on it about a million years ago. It's positively correlated with ethnic diversity, which I always found interesting
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Ben Twomey @bentwomeyuk.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
On that note, we're looking for an experienced and compassionate individual to help us influence change and give renters a say in the decisions that shape their lives. Please share our advert for the next Chief Executive of Generation Rent 🏘️ [6/6] jobs.theguardian.com/job/10057375...
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Chief Executive - London (Hybrid working available) job with Generation Rent | 10057375
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
a really fantastic report as ever. Thank you
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
no but it was good
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
saw him in August. Still good
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
You already have to show ID to rent or get a job? And have done for years?
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
That's very interesting. Do you have a hunch why that happened?
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
I'm now going to spend my train journey home thinking of 1 sentence plots
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
up there with "DeVito & Schwarzenegger are twins"
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
this is a lovely example of his point that jokes have a technical and emotional aspect. The pun is funnier if it explores an emotional or even slightly taboo topic. It can be funny without that but it's funnier when it's spot on.
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
One of my favourites
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Crisis @crisis-uk.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
🚩FACT: 47% of older people on low incomes would have nowhere to go if they lost their home. New research by Crisis shows the housing crisis is driving older people on lower incomes towards homelessness - many forced to delay retirement or make tough choices to keep their homes. 1/2
Older adult wearing a beanie and blue jacket, standing outdoors with a thoughtful expression. Text overlay reads, 'I don't see myself retiring.' Our new research exposes the harsh reality of Britain's housing crisis for older people.An older individual looks contemplatively out a window with text stating that nearly 50% of older people on lower incomes say they would have nowhere to go if they lost their home.An individual works with tools in a workshop, with text stating 'Nearly 1 in 5 said they wanted to retire but couldn't because of their housing costs.'An older woman washing her hands in a kitchen, with text overlay stating, 'Nearly 1 in 10 older renters fear they will be at risk of homelessness by the end of the year.'
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David Brindle @brindled.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Councils will spend just 5.6% of their social care budgets on prevention this year, compared to 8.4% in 2019-20
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
great piece. those were the days etc...
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Statistics for March 25 show that across Kent and Medway, 194 people were seen sleeping rough, an increase of 11% on the same time the previous year
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Paul Smith @pmsmith.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Only 5 house builders* built more than 5,000 homes in 2024. Between them those 5 built c. 64,000 homes, around a third of the total additional homes. A further 13 developers built between 1,000 and 5,000 homes (totalling c. 32,000). *Combining Barratt and Redrow.
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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
New report: #Homelessness surges in the heart of the Europe 9,777 people were recorded as homeless in #Brussels on a single night, an increase of 25% since the previous count @feantsa.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/home...
politico.eu
Homelessness surges in Brussels
Hundreds of people are sleeping in public spaces including metro stations, new report shows.
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Good to see some positive movements in quarterly homelessness stats - assessments down and positive prevention/relief compared to previous quarter, but numbers in temporary accommodation still climbing and overall homelessness picture worse than year ago. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Of course, and I was almost optimsitic the last time LHA rates for linked to market rates but now we're back to freezing them again
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
also currently hard to see a solution that does involve the PRS
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
atg
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Hilary Burkitt @hilaryburkitt.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Another great job opportunity here for a data geek. Exciting and important work! jobs.theguardian.com/job/9505751/...
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Director of Data and Analytics - UK Flexible, remote, or hybrid for London-based staff job with CENTRE FOR HOMELESSNESS IMPACT | 9505751
Want to drive systemic change by enabling data-driven, evidence-based decisions? Join our team. Excellent benefits.
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Bekah Ryder @bekahryder.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Doing some analysis of CORE data (which does have some challenges in terms of quality and response), and interested to hear thoughts on the median re-let time for homes. What is driving re-let times in your organisations? What are you doing to manage this? Anything successful that you're proud of?
Graph showing median re-let time for new lettings in existing social stock, 2007/08 to 2023/24 from Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government Social housing lettings in England, 2023/24: COntinuous REcording (CORE) data.

Re-let was pretty consistent until covid (21 days), then shot up to 28 days and is only slowly starting to climb down from 30 in 2022/23 to 29 in 2023/24. Re-let time for local authorities is particularly high (43 days for general needs at social rent in 2023/24), though not sure how much non-response by local authorities to CORE affects this.
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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Local Housing Allowance was set last year using data on rents collected from September 2022-September 2023. Since then rents have gone up around 17%, leaving a huge gap to be paid out of people's remaining benefits or earnings. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/infl...
ons.gov.uk
Private rent and house prices, UK - Office for National Statistics
The Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR) measures private rent inflation for new and existing tenancies. The UK House Price Index measures house price inflation.
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Mike Brewer @mikebrewerecon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
We have a vacancy at Resolution Foundation for someone to lead our housing policy work. £55 - £68k, office based in Westminster. Closing date: 08:59am on 17 April 2025 (1/2)
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Joseph Elliott @jelliott94.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Data published today for England shows: ▶️ record high rates of overcrowding in social housing ▶️ record high underoccupancy in owner occupied housing
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
dlvr.it
Rough sleeping up 20% year-on-year, new government data shows
The number for people sleeping rough in England increased by 20% in one year, new government figures have shown
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Suzannah Young @suzannahyoung.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
New MHCLG stats show child #Homelessness & #RoughSleeping continue to soar: 164k kids in temp accommodation (up 16%) 4,667 people rough sleeping (up 20%) This is no way to live or for a child to grow up - a result of years of cuts & policy failure We need a #PlanForHousing
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Jules Birch @julesbirch.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
One bit of good news in general gloom about homelessness: the number of families with children living in bed and breakfasts beyond the six-week legal limit fell 8% in latest quarter (the first 'Labour' one). Still 3,470 of them though, 21 times higher than in 2010 www.gov.uk/government/s...
gov.uk
Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2024
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
On 24th March, I’m raising money for Porchlight by sleeping out. Please sponsor me. Your donation will help ensure that people have a rough over their head. Details here: ceosleepout.enthuse.com/pf/thomas-ne...
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Fundraising started!
Thomas Neumark Jones has launched a fundraising campaign, show your support with a donation!
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Eg I would say that my liberal values are completely interwoven with how I think about being Jewish, British and a dad and how I think the government should behave.
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
come to think about it, I'm not sure there ideas on faith or the flag show that much evidence of serious consideration...
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Good point! I get why Blue Labour say "family" is important but they don't demonstrate they've done a lot of thinking about the idea of family
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Anna Clarke @annaclarke.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Quite a concerning rise in the length of time it takes landlords to relet homes - even for those that don't need major repairs. Anecdotally, I hear that landlords are finding it harder to find contractors (including for minor repairs). Are there other reasons for this?
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Ken Gibb @kengibb.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
theconversation.com/wed-just-swi...
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‘We’d just switch everything off’: six in ten social housing tenants go without essentials to pay rent
43% of tenants regularly ran out of money before their next wage or benefit payment.
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Sorry, that's clumsy wording by me, I meant there'll be more vacancies listed at any given point.
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I wrote this last year: housingdreams.wordpress.com/2024/01/11/p...
housingdreams.wordpress.com
People do not move home as much as they used to.
That might sounds surprising since we have all heard stories of people who are forced to move every 6 months due to high rents or other challenges. However, as the chart below shows, the percentage…
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I've been interested in this for a while. I think there are similar trends across tenures but it's quite pronounced in social housing.
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Inside Housing @insidehousing.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
dlvr.it
Enhanced housing benefit is putting some supported housing charities at risk
The funding cuts and restrictions facing supported housing charities are putting people’s lives at risk, writes Tom Neumark, chief executive at Porchlight, as part of the Reset Homelessness campaign
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tomneumark.bsky.social @tomneumark.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
More people slept rough on the streets of London in the run up to Christmas 2024 than did in the run up to Christmas 2023. We're going in the wrong direction and we need a national plan if the situation is to improve
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Daniel Hewitt @danielhewittitv.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
NEW: Last year we reported 55 homeless children had died while living in temporary accommodation in 4 yrs. We reported that TA deaths were likely much higher because data collection was not routine. Now, new research shows between Oct 23-Sept 24, 80 children died in TA. www.itv.com/news/2024-03...
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Steve Hilditch @stevehilditch.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This is awful.
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Jess McCabe @jessmccabe.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
From @julesbirch.bsky.social today on the shocking temporary accommodation report: "One committee member spoke of meeting a constituent before Christmas who had been in ‘temporary’ accommodation for 14 years, so the entire period of Conservative-led government between 2010 and 2024."
insidehousing.co.uk
The PAC report shows that the temporary accommodation scandal cannot be ignored
Jules Birch discusses the Public Accounts Committee’s report on the “unacceptable” numbers of homeless families.
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