Lisa Doyle 🧡

Policy, research & influencing @Centrepointuk. Leyton Orient fan and occasional netballer. Geographer & map lover. Tweets my own. She/her

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

Great piece from @RJPartington setting out the headlines from new @TrussellUK research with @wpi_economics out tomorrow. Link below.

[rachelle_earwaker @r_earwaker]

This statement from Liz Kendall confirms that LHA will not increase in 2025/26 and it sounds like it won't be revisited at the Spending Review in the Spring.

This actively costs poorer private renters, and will work against the govts goals to end homelessness and food bank use.

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

🚨 The new government committed to end the need for emergency food.

With 9.3 MILLION people facing hunger and hardship, today’s Budget was a major moment to start delivering this.

👀 So, what was said? #Budget2024

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

Chancellor confirms continuing with the planned cuts to disability benefits set out under the previous government. If done in the same way means 400,000 disabled people miss out on £400 support per month. Has almost no effect on employment. Bad news. #AutumnBudget

[Centrepoint @centrepointuk]

Ahead of tomorrow’s Budget, a movement has been growing. A movement to end an injustice that has left many homeless young people stuck in a world where getting a job leaves them unable to afford the essentials.

Learn more about this issue: https://t.co/OqYx0nVAZZ 1/2

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

I did worry a bit when I saw 13,508mph winds. I even thought about bringing in the garden furniture.

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

➡️This is the highest level of hunger and hardship ever recorded in the UK.

➡️More than HALF of people facing hunger and hardship live in a disabled family.

➡️The majority of people facing hunger and hardship are from a family where someone is working.

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

This is not inevitable. The research outlines ten policy options that could be implemented which could mean millions fewer people would face hunger and hardship. The Government needs to take urgent action to ensure that everyone can afford the essentials. https://t.co/I1ExJgDEGz

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

Important new research published by @TrussellUK today showing that 9.3 million people are facing hunger and hardship across the UK. Without action, levels of hunger and hardship increase and affect 425,000 more people by 2026/27.
https://t.co/IpYeFGOxPO

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

Really interesting and important role here @TrussellUK. If you're interesting in doing policy development work on either employment support or disability and sickness benefits (or know someone who would be) please take a look/share. https://t.co/CA94wqa9TE

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

This looks brilliant! I can see this swallowing a lot of my time, even though I have no idea when it would ever be useful for me.

[Iain McD @pop_rambler]

The BBC sound effects library is now completely free to access.
This is news.

https://t.co/jsaSsrIVxB

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

🚨 MILLIONS of people are going without food and other essentials right now.

Emma Revie, our Chief Executive, is at the Labour Party Conference to urge the government to act quickly on their promise to end the need for emergency food. ⤵️ #Lab24

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

📣 Labour promised to end the need for emergency food.

So we hosted an event with @JRF_UK today at the Labour Party Conference to urge them to act on this promise.

We need the government to take urgent action now to make sure everyone can afford the essentials. #Lab24

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

Arrived in Liverpool for the Labour Party Conference to a hearty @TrussellUK @jrf_uk welcome - our banner highlighting the government’s historic commitment to end the need for emergency food, and the need for urgent action this October!

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

"With food bank need at the highest level we’ve ever seen, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet must prioritise reversing the tide of hunger, hardship and debt which is affecting so many people."
Important words from @TrussellUK & @jrf_uk CEOs. https://t.co/08XCeftQzs

[Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf_uk]

Latest ONS figures on private rent inflation 🔽

- Private rental prices rose by 8.4% across the UK between Aug 23 and Aug 24

- Average rents increased to £1,327 (8.5%) in England, £752 (8.5%) in Wales and £969 (7.6%) in Scotland

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[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

New vlog 👇@TrussellTrust research out today: lays bare shocking truth about the crisis of hunger & hardship across the UK, and the utter failure of Universal Credit to fulfil its most basic duty.
Key findings: 🧵

[Lisa Doyle 🧡 @lisade17]

The latest @trusselltrust data showing our social security system isn't protecting people from hunger and hardship. Almost half of people on Universal Credit had run out of food in the past month. Urgent action is needed to prevent pushing people to the doors of food banks.

[Patrick Butler @patrickjbutler]

My @guardian story: UK’s poorest households face another winter of hardship, charities warn, as @TrussellTrust research shows two-thirds of working families on universal credit are struggling to afford food and energy https://t.co/8mvMVVQnnk

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

🚨 BREAKING: The Household Support Fund has been extended!

This extension will provide some relief to families on the lowest incomes this winter.

People have told us that this support has meant that they can pay for energy bills, transport or buy essentials, like bedding.

[Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard]

We expected this but rising energy bills will pile more pressure on families already facing hunger, hardship & debt. And on foodbanks already at breaking point. Government must use their first Budget to protect those facing the worst hardship. We need urgent action.