Rita Griffiths

Research Fellow at the University of Bath Institute of Policy Research

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

Coverage of our research from the BBC https://t.co/10XykelxdT, following my appearance on BBC Politics West https://t.co/ssuxZuWRSu

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

Listen to us talk about our research with Paul Lewis on Radio 4's Money Box https://t.co/CSi9COG5X6

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

📢 Just out: Our latest IPR report and policy brief exploring the interaction between Universal Credit, earnings, ‘passported’ benefits and other means-tested help for working claimants.
Read the policy brief https://t.co/zvMcEmq2EW
Read the full report https://t.co/jaSrZGim5b

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@PaulBivand @Mubin_Haq @UniofBathIPR @finan_fairness This is what our findings say - The way in which the UC payment rose and fell did not necessarily reflect changes in earnings in ‘real time’ or in a timely way that helped smooth peaks and troughs in household income. https://t.co/ywRYPLuKEe

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@PaulBivand @Mubin_Haq @UniofBathIPR @finan_fairness Our research findings show that monthly assessment in Universal Credit could accentuate rather than dampen income volatility. https://t.co/TGAsCFy0L8

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@djmgaffneyw4 @PaulBivand @Mubin_Haq @UniofBathIPR @finan_fairness The arrears payment of both wages and Universal Credit meant that higher monthly earnings could sometimes coincide with an increased UC payment, while lower pay could correspond with a lower or nil UC payment. https://t.co/TGAsCFy0L8

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@djmgaffneyw4 @PaulBivand @Mubin_Haq @UniofBathIPR @finan_fairness Our research findings show that monthly assessment could accentuate rather than dampen income volatility. https://t.co/9DDe5VzF2i

[Geoff Bates @bates_g]

https://t.co/gqaiDSYpGF Our new article free to access in @IJQMonline looks at doing qualitative research in a large interdisciplinary team. With @AnnaLeGouais & @ResearchTruud colleagues

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@UniofBathNews @TorstenBell @resfoundation @guardian @UniofBathIPR As we point out, even when people are on Universal Credit, they may not be eligible for these one-off, lump sum, Cost of Living payments, due to the way monthly assessment works – e.g. working claimants with more than a month’s earnings captured in the qualifying period.

[Karl Handscomb @karlhandscomb]

Ahead of the Autumn Statement - where we'll likely get details of what will replace the Energy Price Guarantee in April - here's some recent research on how the current package of energy bills support is working from @UniofBathIPR

[Dr. Sarah Swann @DrSarahSwann1]

Rising living costs and in-work poverty: https://t.co/bLdC9uIaWB

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@MartinSLewis @BBCr4today Why is no-one talking about the energy companies' excessive profits?

[Welfare at a Social Distance @DistantWelfare]

Extending the #£20uplift not enough – our research shows whole #socialsecurity system needs overhaul, said our team's @lisa_scullion @DavidRobertsha7 @kateesummers & Robert de Vries in @ConversationUK blog https://t.co/NzeIwEwBYF

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@Salientwork Our research show a more complex picture https://t.co/SU73zbzIp1. Social media is usually conversational with instant replies. UC recipients can sometimes wait days to get a response to messages. The journal also plays a central role in the enforcement of work conditionality.

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@NeilCouling In our research some people getting MFPs switched back to monthly. Wrongly assumed MFP was fortnightly. 2 x UC pcm very hard to budget https://t.co/qk8OyNadUq

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

@PaulieTandoori @HAYLESBEN @CPAGUK Households that are capped are already at the maximum entitlement for UC so do not benefit from the £20 uplift. The more capped households there are, the fewer that benefit from the increase.

[Rita Griffiths @reetgriff]

£20 uplift reveals Universal Credit design flaws. "It's taken a pandemic to bring the unacceptably low benefit rates in this country into the public conversation." Read my latest blog here: https://t.co/YSc1ei0yWF

[IPR @UniofBathIPR]

Similar recommendations and more can be found in our #research from @reetgriff, @marsha_wood, @DSPI_Oxford Fran Bennett and @millar_jane - all on how couples make decisions about work, care and household finances in the context of claiming UC.

➡️ https://t.co/9ZjCLkoNf3