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Abby Preston

@abbypreston01.bsky.social

Policy and Project Officer at the Independent Food Aid Network. LFC fan and casual exerciser. Views my own

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Independent Food Aid Network @ifanuk.bsky.social · last yr.

Read our @abbypreston01.bsky.social's blog on Paving the way for permanent crisis support in England and find out more in our joint report Shaping the Future of Local Welfare and Crisis Support in England - childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/o... #CashFirst www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/paving-...

Paving the way for permanent crisis support in England

IntroductionIn the Autumn of 2024, the Chancellor announced a year-long extension to the semi-permanent Household Support Fund (HSF) in England from March 2025. For years, local authorities have endur...

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 2y ago

The key risks from these reforms: 🟢 many of those affected will be very unresponsive to financial incentives and assistance 🟢 changes in behaviour might mean that the hoped-for savings do not materialise, making the fiscal situation trickier still

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Abby Jitendra@abbyabhaya.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here @ Pat McFadden’s speech where Universal Credit rollout is being used as a blueprint for future reform incl of disability benefits Test & learn is good but important to remember that on the ground rollout caused big upheaval & DWP was slow to act on concerns about waiting times & destitution.

Joe Hanley@joehanley.bsky.social · 2y ago

"81% of social workers working with children, young people and families have seen the number of cases referred to them due to poverty increase in the last three years" Important findings from @swu-uk.bsky.social and @itvnews.bsky.social: swu-union.org.uk/2024/12/soci...

Social workers report poverty crisis for children - SWU Social Workers Union

The cost-of-living crisis has led to a third of UK social workers witnessing child removals in the past three years where poverty or financial poverty has been a key factor.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust)@z2ktrust.bsky.social · 2y ago

It's good to see @allymcgovern.bsky.social acknowledge that past 'crackdowns' on social security have made it harder for disabled people to enter work. Yet the government has still not set a date for its promised review of universal credit. The basic rate of UC must be increased.

Welfare system failing the sick and the taxpayer, says employment minister

A green paper on welfare reform is due next year and is expected to address issues with benefit claims

independent.co.uk

Tom Pollard@pollardtom.bsky.social · 2y ago

The minimum wage will increase by 6.7% next year The state pension will increase by 4.1% But benefit rates, which already fall the furthest from ensuring people can afford the essentials, will only increase by 1.7% due to being pegged to September's inflation rate, which was anomalously low

Alfie Stirling@alfie-stirling.bsky.social · 2y ago

Inflation out today at 2.3% for October, slightly ahead of the Bank of England's recent projection. But look which month is used to increase social security payments next April to compensate families for rising prices...