Some amazing work and research by my colleagues. Please read and share! Really pleased to see this published!
@citizensadvice.bsky.social
I might need to donate a second time!
Sarah Hadfield
Some people who have migrated from legacy benefits like ESA to UC are finding less money in their pockets. Under transitional protection, they were told they would not be worse off, but a technicality in who manages Council Tax Support means that many are. wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/why-some-esa...
Sarah Hadfield
Sarah Hadfield
Access to Work isn’t meeting its BIG potential! 🧵
New report out now: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
Since its introduction in 2013, Universal Credit (UC) has gradually replaced legacy benefits, including Employment and Support Allowance…
The government wants to enhance contributory unemployment benefits - we’re good with that
Contribution-based benefits can help the legitimacy of the welfare state. There is a catch though…
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
Sarah Hadfield
We help hundreds of thousands of people every year with housing costs issues.
In this great blog, @julia-rt.bsky.social and @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social set out how Universal Credit housing support hasn't kept up with rising rents. The result: significant hardship & debt.
Housing costs support is one of the most common issues we help low-income households with at @citizensadvice.bsky.social
A big reason: private renters' UC housing support is frozen at rent levels from 2.5+yrs ago. And rents are up 16% since then.
New blog from me + @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social 🧵
Evidence and insights from Citizens Advice, highlighting three key ways the Access to Work scheme could be improved to better support disabled people to work.
Housing costs support is one of the most common issues we help low-income households with at @citizensadvice.bsky.social
A big reason: private renters' UC housing support is frozen at rent levels from 2.5+yrs ago. And rents are up 16% since then.
New blog from me + @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social 🧵
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk
How a failure to uprate housing support is causing hardship for low-income renters