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Louise Woodruff

@louisewoodruff.bsky.social

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

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Rosie Fogden@rosiefogden.bsky.social · last yr.

📣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...

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

ft.com

Growth and Reform Network@growthandreform.bsky.social · last yr.

Britain’s paternity leave offer is meagre: two weeks, poorly paid, and inaccessible to many. We teamed up with @jrf-uk.bsky.social to ask what a better paternity leave system could deliver for Britain. The result? A boost to growth while supporting families. Read more at: bit.ly/44LEiaW

Growth and Reform Network@growthandreform.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 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

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · last yr.

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.
Abby Jitendra@abbyabhaya.bsky.social · last yr.

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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Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · last yr.

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 👇

Health Equals@healthequals.bsky.social · last yr.

Right now, unaffordable rents & housing benefits that don’t cover the cost are leaving many struggling to keep a decent roof over their heads – and it's affecting their health. 🏠 With our support, @crisis-uk.bsky.social's new campaign shines a light on the extent of this housing crisis. 🧵

Iain Porter@iainkporter.bsky.social · last yr.

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."
Luke Charters MP@lukecharters.bsky.social · 2y ago

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.

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 · 2y ago

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.

Louise Woodruff@louisewoodruff.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

Louise Woodruff@louisewoodruff.bsky.social · 2y ago

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...

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.

politicshome.com

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

New JRF poverty statistics show that tackling child poverty demands action through social security. Growth alone won’t stop children and families going without.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · 2y ago

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

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · 2y ago

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