📣New from @jrf_uk
Blunt cuts to social security don’t work-we need to tackle the root causes of need. Hitting 80% employment would reduce Universal Credit spend by £10bn
Polling shows 59% public want causes to be tackled. Just 20% want to restrict eligibility & 8% cut rates
"Cost-of-living pressures from rent are easing rather than intensifying"?
Not for the 2.3 million private renting households who say it's difficult to afford their rents.
The rate of which rents are rising may be slowing, but renters are still under pressure.
The PM admitted today that rents are “extremely expensive” - but renters can’t wait years for new supply to catch up.
@jrf_uk is developing a practical solution to the rental affordability crisis, with a report coming in the months ahead.
https://t.co/FTRuwjkRtT
It's been a real privilege to co-author this year's Kerslake Commission report with @JoeWalkerSM
The report does not shy away from scale of the challenges we face on homelessness and rough sleeping - prevention and system change must form the basis of our response
#kerslake2023
Launched today, the latest report from the Kerslake Commission shows the Government will not meet its goal to end rough sleeping by 2024.
The Commission urgently calls for an increase in housing benefit to cover local affordable rents.
https://t.co/GeDuviPjdx
#Kerslake2023
Come work at St Mungo's! The maternity cover for my role is being advertised, you'd be working in a friendly and dynamic team and acting as a strategic lead on homelessness policy ahead of the next general election
Apply here - https://t.co/9TkXFKrJCO
Are you an experienced political operator with a commitment to end rough sleeping? Come work at St Mungo's! We've got a new and exciting opportunity to come and work as our Policy and Public Affairs Officer
(deadline is 22 July)
https://t.co/YHBg3E0u4s
It's simply not right that anyone in our society should be forced to turn to a food bank just to get by.
Could you help @TrussellTrust capture the public's attention and bring our narrative to the forefront of the national conversation in creative and intriguing ways?
Thank you to @vickyfoxcroft for meeting our local peer team, @uclh Find & Treat and our partners from @StMungos at the Lewisham Assessment and Recovery Centre hostel today. Great to speak about the work our peers do and what needs to be done to prevent new hepatitis C infections
1 week to go until the next National Supported Housing Network meeting.
We're looking forward to updates from:
@KateNHF on @natfednews latest work,
@oonagolds on retaining/recruiting staff,
& @Liz_McCll on the Kerslake Commission.
Registration info: https://t.co/5oXSQdN9kc
It's been a privilege to have co-authored the final report for the Kerslake Commission, stellar work on this from Emma Cookson and wider @StMungos team.
An immensely collaborative project that's going to have a lasting impact
Today sees the launch of the #KerslakeCommission report - A New Way of Working: Ending Rough Sleeping Together - providing advice to Government on how to maintain their manifesto promise to end rough sleeping by 2024.
Read more 👉 https://t.co/k2iVaGx8JP
#KerslakeReport2021
Are you interested in influencing Government to help end rough sleeping for good?
Come work with us! We’re hiring a Policy and Public Affairs Officer who will be joining at a time when rough sleeping is high on the political agenda.
To apply go to👇
https://t.co/mRyruQId0M
Proud to have authored the #KerslakeCommission interim report
Based on over 100 submissions of evidence gathered across health and homelessness sectors - calling for increased, integrated and sustainable funding to end rough sleeping
https://t.co/RUwT2BUbjt
The Kerslake Commission on Homelessness and Rough Sleeping has called on the government to maintain the additional funding made available during the coronavirus pandemic if it hopes to meet its manifesto pledge to end rough sleeping by 2024 https://t.co/Izs7RDiJkX
📢We're hiring! Seeking someone who would love to:
✅Join an influential national charity
✅Build on their strong research & evaluation skills
✅Help @StMungos to use evidence to end #homelessness
To apply for role of Research & Evaluation Officer👇
https://t.co/JuKHmPbqSZ
Pleasant Lands, the campaign to unlock the nascent UK hemp industry is live now!
Catch us on @SkyNews throughout the day and follow @VoltefaceHub for updates.
Read -> https://t.co/ATK57uZbM9
Delighted to be joining @StMungos as their new Policy and Public Affairs Manager
Excited to be part of this unique opportunity to end rough sleeping for good!
I'll be on BBC Radio Wales tonight, at around 6.15pm, discussing #benzo / #valium use in #Wales and the reasons behind the significant increase in referrals we have seen for support around these #drugs
https://t.co/fQQ0lcBLrO
Here’s what leader @Keir_Starmer should have said on drugs policy, from Secretariat @antlehane
We’ll keep constructively working with key ministers for drugs policies that tackle racial disproportionately and save lives
https://t.co/V7L5zBxn8A