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Sharon Wright

@profsharonwright.bsky.social

Professor of Social Policy, University of Glasgow Welfare conditionality, gender, women, Universal Credit, social security, disability benefits, devolution, migrant essential workers, labour migration She/her

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Women's Budget Group@womensbudgetgrp.bsky.social · last yr.

£5bn disability benefit cuts will push 250,000 into poverty. Women—especially Disabled women and unpaid carers—will be hardest hit. Why target the most vulnerable? WBG Director @maryannstephenson.bsky.social sets out the case for fairer choices: www.opendemocracy.net/en/disabilit...

Women will suffer most from cuts to disability benefits

Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce

opendemocracy.net

Frances Ryan@francesryan.bsky.social · last yr.

On top of household names, Who Wants Normal? will feature 20+ brilliant experts: from therapists, academics, patient advocates, to union reps. Like Suzanne, they generously share knowledge and tips to help disabled people access their rights. 99% have a disability themselves.

Suzanne Bull MBE@suzannebull71.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you @francesryan.bsky.social for asking me to contribute to ‘Who Wants NORMAL? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life.’ Thank you & Penguin Fig Tree for all the lovely treats too! Readers - the book is published on 17th April. #NoSpoilers from me but it’s fabulous, witty, poignant & truthful

A hard back book lays on top of a faux fur bedspread surrounded by postcards & a thank you note, a gift card & a branded bookmark.
Sharon Wright@profsharonwright.bsky.social · last yr.

If you haven't seen it already, I highly recommend this book: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-murder and this BMJ piece: www.bmj.com/content/388/... by @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social as sources of accurate evidence about the impacts of benefit cuts on ill-health and avoidable deaths.

UK welfare reforms threaten health of the most vulnerable

Cuts to disability benefits will worsen health and the economy The chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, will set out the UK government’s spending plans in her spring statement on 26 March.1 Th...

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CELCIS@celcis.org · last yr.

Are you care experienced and want to share a story or know someone who is? Caring Scotland is a new listening project the National Theatre of Scotland is working on. Find out more: buff.ly/44ftX4c

A graphic to promote Caring Scotland, a listening project aiming to share stories about the lives of care experienced people in Scotland. It states, for more details email caring.scotland@nationaltheatrescotland.com.
Dr Hayley Bennett@haylesben.bsky.social · last yr.

New article: Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi-Level Maze? In Social Policy & Administration. I argue that greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. (OPEN ACCESS) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Navigating Digital Welfare: A Multi‐Level Maze?

Greater conceptual and empirical engagement with welfare state complexity is needed in studies of digital welfare. This article explores how existing concepts such as welfare systems, subsidiarisatio...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Mike Brewer@mikebrewerecon.bsky.social · last yr.

Excellent summary. There is even more in the DWP documents, including confirmation that an expected 150,000 people will lose carer's benefits. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3fa...

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Chaminda Jayanetti@cjayanetti.bsky.social · last yr.

The OBR is modelling that 800k fewer people will receive the PIP daily living payment as a result of the cuts to eligibility announced last week - that's equal to 16% of the current daily living caseload 400k of those will not receive PIP at all as they don't qualify for PIP mobility

From the OBR publication today: "Tightening the qualifying criteria for the daily living component of PIP From November 2026, in addition to current rules, claimants will be required to score four points in at least one of the 10 daily living descriptors to qualify for the daily living component. The static costing of this policy would reduce spending by an estimated £7.9 billion by 2029-30, and would reduce the number receiving the PIP daily living component by an estimated 1.5 million people (32 per cent). This is estimated simply on the basis that 58 per cent of onflows and 52 per cent of award reviews among the existing stock of claimants qualify for the daily living component without scoring four points or more in any descriptor. The behavioural response significantly reduces the estimated number of people who lose the PIP daily living component to 800,000 (16 per cent of those receiving the daily living component), with 400,000 of these leaving the PIP caseload entirely due to not receiving the mobility component. This reduces the static savings by around half (£4.0 billion) by 2029-30. This is a highly uncertain judgement which reflects: • the strong financial incentive to qualify for the daily living component, with the standard rate currently £3,800 a year and the enhanced rate £5,600 a year, and to therefore demonstrate four points in at least one descriptor at assessment; • that assessing whether a claimant qualifies for four points in any descriptor is a judgement that heavily relies on an assessors’ interpretation of the relevant criteria, and one which depends primarily on self-reported evidence rather than external medical evidence; and • that these changes will lead to higher levels of mandatory reconsiderations and appeals among unsuccessful claimants, along with higher volumes of reclaims."