Tylor-Maria Johnson

Senior Policy & Data Analyst @policy_practice

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

📌Household Support Fund 7 has been announced.

We are currently working with various councils to help target HSF to residents in fuel poverty, those missing out on Winter Fuel Payments, or in arrears. If you want to hear more, please reach out!

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

My highlights from today’s Autumn statement:

🙋🏾‍♀️“Let there be no ceiling on your ambitions”

The Chancellor’s budget began with an encouragement to women everywhere to go after their dreams. I loved this and felt very encouraged (but perhaps only first the first few minutes).

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

🥶LHA will continue to be frozen.

We showed that 2023’s LHA uplift would keep 3,920 from falling into temporary accommodation, saving councils £62.7 million pa in TA costs.

No action to increase the LHA means more people will risk homelessness.

https://t.co/SGuZvUAyl1

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

Find @policy_practice on Stand 6 at @the_irrv Annual Comference and Exhibition.

We are here to chat about the £23 billion in unclaimed support, and ways you can help!

Then, stay for our talk on Universal Credit and Council Tax Support at 15:50 later today.

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

🎙️Come check out @policy_practice at the @the_irrv Annual Conference & Exhibition where we will be presenting our analysis about income changes for households on Universal Credit, and its implications on local Council Tax Support.

Join us on Day 2, 9th October at 3:50 PM

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

@McnabGareth Couldn’t agree more 🙏🏾

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

4️⃣The real life impact of this work cannot be overstated. This campaign made the difference between a household buying tinned milk for their babies or going without.

📖Read more in my latest blog and evaluation report:

https://t.co/VVqVrSbQM4

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

Data analysis can deliver support that helps families put food on the table.

Over the summer my colleagues at @policy_practice and I helped to spearhead a campaign to increase Healthy Start take up across three London Boroughs.

🧵A thread on our Healthy Start campaign

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3️⃣Text messages are extremely effective in raising awareness of the scheme for our cohort.

We texted households the link to apply to Healthy Start and had a click through rate of 41%, which is double the average rate for a text message camapain 📲

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

👇Our previous analysis showed that while the benefit cap was meant to have a positive impact and move people into work, the human and social costs associated with being stuck on the cap do not outweigh the savings generated or changes in employment.

https://t.co/0CXGwfWfDm

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

For every 1 child whose parents started working because of the benefit cap, 8 more grow up in families facing destitution. @policy_practice showed the negative impact of the benefit cap.

Today’s stats on the benefit cap show us that more must be done!

https://t.co/CTSRhSCZRM

[Mark Fransham @markfransham]

Our new research on the benefit cap, published today by @CASE_LSE and reported by @guardian, shows that thousands of families are being put at risk of destitution by a policy that drives family incomes down to very low levels https://t.co/ndGarxGMAv

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

This morning @policy_practice is at @LDN_gov talking on How a London Wide campaign is using data to make residents millions of pounds better off.

Shoutouts to @abbieeverett99 @Deven_Ghelani and guests from Islington and Redbridge Councils speaking on their Pension Credit work

[Tylor-Maria Johnson @tylor_mariaj]

Great panel discussion loading! Currently at @CAPuk’s new report launch, #PushedUnderPushedOut. The report provides useful stats on debt, poverty and living standards today.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Two-child benefit cap: ‘Every month is a struggle’ https://t.co/W9T89xYexm