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Co-Director and Professor @CRSP_LboroUni. Research/think/write on poverty, living standards, income, retirement. Running sneaks in now & then.

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RT @DrJWHarrison: More important findings from @CRSP_LboroUni for @YF_Foundation . @crspMatt "Losing income from Universal Credit and child….
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RT @LboroPR: Families could lose £80-a-week in child benefit Universal Credit if a young person over 16 starts an apprenticeship instead of….
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Families could lose around £80-a-week in child benefit and the child element of Universal Credit (UC) if a young person over 16 starts an apprenticeship instead of staying in full-time education.
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RT @JulietStone77: Our latest @CRSP_LboroUni research for @mariecurieuk shows rising rates of poverty at the end of life, with new figures….
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Research for Marie Curie said an estimated 128,000 people died in fuel poverty in 2022, including 110,000 pensioners.
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RT @KChapmanLWF: The new Living Wage rates are out today! Thank you to the 15k accredited @LivingWageUK employers who have committed to yea….
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RT @LivingWageUK: The new @LivingWageUK real Living Wage rates are out!. Both the UK and London #LivingWage rates have risen: £12.60 (UK) £….
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RT @LboroPR: Research by @CRSP_LboroUni is referenced in this @guardian article, looking at the growing pressure for ministers to increase….
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Campaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into poverty
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11 months
Positive changes on statutory sick pay set out by govt, but the rate of £116.75 a week is nowhere near enough to cover living costs. Letter to Kier Starmer from @Prog_Change @CitizensAdvice @MindCharity and others calling for a higher level.
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Campaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into poverty
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RT @Mubin_Haq: Some good changes proposed by govt on sick pay BUT we need to see increases in the amount paid. Currently just £116 a week.….
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Campaigners call on government to go further than current plans to prevent people off work slipping into poverty
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RT @PollardTom: Here's the full paper by @Sam_Tims, which also covers the benefit cap. It argues that government & OBR time horizons & assu….
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Recognising the economic benefits of reducing child poverty by scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap
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Excellent to be involved in discussion (live thinking) on adequacy and what this means in relation to retirement at #PLSAannual2024 . It’s not just incomes that matter - costs really matter too. And big questions around housing, social care and public services need addressing
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RT @PollardTom: A quick heads-up to DWP wonks that a huge tranche of almost 30 research reports has been published today (presumably held b….
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RT @PollardTom: Good to see movement on fiscal rules & recognising the long-term benefits of investment. But this shouldn't be limited to p….
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The chancellor has signalled that she may change some of the government’s fiscal rules in her speech. What are they – and what could that mean?
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RT @lborouniversity: Challenges accessing some NHS services have led to the British public feeling the need to set aside budget for private….
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RT @KatieSchmuecker: 📣 NEW @jrf_uk & @lborouniversity Minimum Income Standard is out - the definitive guide to what the public thinks is n….
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RT @LboroCSSP: Research by @CRSP_LboroUni shows that the public now think access to private health services is a necessary expense for hous….
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RT @jrf_uk: The British public now think it’s necessary to budget for private health treatments due to long NHS waiting lists. Is this the….
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RT @StatsPeter: This is a great explainer of the painstaking process @CRSP_LboroUni go through to build the @jrf_uk funded Minimum Income S….
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