Anyone out there doing work around stigma and poverty? Interested in thoughts around stigma as a systemic issue that prevents effective policy design and simultaneously prevents take up of support where it does exist. Plus how stigma and mental health. Would love to chat.

Loads of inspiring work happening across the country to progress to a Stigma Free Future. Just a very few of them here! If you know of more that deaerve a shout out, please do share!

Massive shout and thanks to @bus_hull especially @redeyefeenix who helped my son write and record a campaigning rap to protect the planet, in particular our oceans and the animals in it. 'Protect the planet with me, lets work together and save the animals of the sea!' MC Benj G

https://t.co/sTsqIORrRU check out MC BEN-G song "Save our Sea" very #concious lyrics from this amazing young man who we worked with @bus_hull "Protect The Planet With Me" he also appeared on #Bluepeter lately what a little #superstar @SarahJCampbll @looknorthBBC @itvcalendar 1❤️

Translation: she has a job, a family and a life. She isn't a politician. She's doing her job. Her husband is doing his. Can we have some articles questioning why Starmer isn't being seen supporting her at work, perhaps baking cookies for the nurses?

Today’s Plaid Cymru manifesto calls for an Essentials Guarantee in Universal Credit. Reforming UC so there is a protected minimum amount of support to afford essentials like food and household bills is an important goal, one @jrf_uk & @TrussellTrust have been calling for.

Looks to be an important event.

Blog: Developing a lived experience knowledge bank - a more democratic approach to insight and knowledge creation |

Please help us find robust participatory/power sharing projects to include in our thematic review. We are working iwth @gmcvo to develop a knowledge bank of areas that people with exp of economic injustice have prioritised for action. Find out more below

Please help us find examples of robust participatory practice to include in our thematic review. We want to create a knowledge bank of priority areas that people with experience of economic injustice (poverty) have decided are the most urgent to address. See more here 👇👇

Please help @jrf_uk and @gmcvo find robust examples of participatory and power sharing work to include in our thematic review. Find out more here 👇

"In the run up to the election, we urge political leaders to listen to people's experiences and design a compassionate and fair system.” ~ Thomas Lawson, CEO at Turn2us #GeneralElection2024 #GetTheSystemWorking

Help us shape a new Poverty Stigma Insight Network Join us online on Thursday 6 June Mae croeso i bawb sy gyda pob math o brofiad o stigma tlodi Ymunwch â ni ⤵️ 🎟️ https://t.co/aD5pIFHx9X

https://t.co/M3Lhz80u7O massive thanks to@MetroUK for featuring the #stigmafreefutures team work in #coalition with @jrf_uk and #quoting me and @hettieanna I have learnt so much from this work and the amazing people involved @ProfImogenTyler @CeoNIRDP @chinatmills @SarahJCampbll

📢Poverty stigma damages people’s mental health. Find out about our work to help policy makers and public services reduce rather than reproduce poverty stigma ⤵️ 🗞️⏩ https://t.co/JOMF4sAdgw #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

Stigma permeates every part of poverty and the experiences people have trying to access support, payments, advice, and implementing change. We need to dismantle it, not just circumnavigate it. Some important insights in ways to do this from @jrf_uk

📅 Last week, we launched our learnings from the Stigma Free Futures exploration. 🧵 Follow this thread to find the content we shared, including a new analysis of poverty stigma and insight on the experience of the process 🔽 (1/6)

Important clarification -one of Welsh Govt's 5 top priorities in their draft child poverty strategy...(not enough characters on twitter!

Brilliant to see tackling poverty stigma as one of Welsh Govt's 5 top priorities. Its been great to be in conversation with @WCfPP about our joint passion for tackling poverty stigma as a route to unlocking poverty.