Panel of housing experts thinks you Must Read our Joseph Rowntree Foundation report:

'Bringing private homes into social ownership can rewire the housing system'

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Today, the government is publishing a consultation on the future of PIP.

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution have a chronic health condition or disability. People in this position shouldn't be used as a political football. We need action, not rhetoric from politicians.

We have an amazing opportunity for a freelance creative producer to support Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Emerging Futures placed-based work in the North East in a new project:

‘Sea Change: imagining fair futures for Hartlepool’. 🌊

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This The New Statesman piece by Anoosh Chakelian covers work NEF is undertaking to explore alternative approaches to harsh & prescriptive benefits conditionality

Here's what we've found so far & why this issue is critical for any government serious about improving employment outcomes...🧵

In 2022/23, 35% of people in non-working households where someone received PIP were unable to keep their home warm.

🗣️ Almost two thirds of people in destitution live with a chronic health condition or disability. Cutting people’s eligibility for benefits won't help.

The PM's speech was an irresponsible war of words on people who already aren’t getting enough support.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi….

While inflation has come down to 3.2%, private rents definitely have not.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation analysis this morning shows that across GB, rents increased by an average of £104 a month (9.1%) over the last year, & in London by £207 per month (11.2%).

The cost of living crisis is not over.

Your source's headline is misleading - the IMF experts' report does NOT call for benefits to be slashed. It hardly mentions benefits at all. There is not even a mention of benefits in its recommendations section. (more detail here: x.com/IainKPorter/st…)

This headline is misleading – the IMF report does not call for benefits to be slashed. It hardly mentions benefits at all. There is not even a mention of benefits in its recommendations section… 1/3
telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…