Journal of Social Security Law @JSocialSecurity

The JSSL provides expert coverage & analysis of developments in #SocialSecurity law/policy/practice, covering welfare benefits in the UK & internationally. sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/jssl/index.aspx Joined January 2020

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

6 hours ago

Scrapping the two-child limit on benefits would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty.

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Stephen McKay @SocialPolicy

6 hours ago

Disability benefits exempt you from the benefit cap but not the 2 child limit policy, to be clear.

Callipygian @Callipygian0

7 hours ago

Disability benefits exempt you from the benefit cap but not the 2 child limit policy, to be clear.

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End Child Poverty @EndChildPoverty

a day ago

In today's speech #LabourPartyConference @Keir_Starmer made no mention of the one policy we all know would make a huge difference to child poverty levels. In response Thea, a single mother impacted by the two-child limit, supported by @SglParentRights - our Coalition partner…

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Faisal Islam @faisalislam

6 hours ago

PIP now all being considered within the Timms review… but the PMs words point to consideration of dealing with mental health differently from physical health (even though clearly some eg PIP claimants have both), through in-kind support and therapies, rather than benefits…

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Faisal Islam @faisalislam

6 hours ago

What could this mean in practice? original u-turned welfare proposals seemed to be trying to achieve this through the back door - by changes to PIP points system, requiring at least 4 points in one condition, removing a pattern of claims with multiple 2 point eligibility..

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Faisal Islam @faisalislam

6 hours ago

So PM explicitly saying “there is a moral case for changing” the fact that many young people are getting mental health related benefits and losing their attachment to the jobs market, as well as an expenditure case. had heard similar in July. clearly the direction of travel.

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Faisal Islam @faisalislam

6 hours ago

PM: “I'm not saying you shouldn't have benefits for mental health issues, but I do think we need to examine this quite carefully. I have to say I'm particularly concerned about young people. In this regard, there are about a million young people who are on benefits, not all for…

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Faisal Islam @faisalislam

7 hours ago

significant from PM to @bbcnickrobinson on Today re rising welfare spend coming from mental health conditions, esp young people: “I think we need to look again at this issue of mental health and ask ourselves a fundamental question, which is, would we not be better putting our…

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Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK

6 hours ago

Do you use the Access to Work scheme? Have you been reassessed in the last two years? Complete the Disability Poverty Campaign Group's survey to help gather evidence for our campaign to protect vital support for Disabled people at work. Closing 28 Oct. buff.ly/RsjfBp8

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NEF @NEF

6 hours ago

Poverty hurts the people trapped by it - and it hurts the entire economy. We found that scrapping the two-child limit entirely would reduce the cost of child poverty by £3.2bn a year. This is what this government should be doing at the autumn budget. 3/3 neweconomics.org/2024/10/cappin…

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NEF @NEF

6 hours ago

The two child-limit should never have been introduced. Before its implementation, child poverty for kids growing up in big families was actually falling. Then the limit was introduced, and it's been rising ever since. 2/3

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NEF @NEF

6 hours ago

Scrapping the two-child limit is one of the simplest levers to lift children out of poverty. This long-awaited change could improve the lives of thousands of children around the country. But replacing it with a tapered system will limit the good that this can do. 1/3

The Telegraph @Telegraph

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

5 hours ago

The Government is looking at scrapping the two-child limit on benefits. Doing so in full would be the most targeted and cost-effective way for the Government to meet its aim of reducing child poverty. Read more ➡️ buff.ly/DyvTYGN

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BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today

8 hours ago

“Are you prepared to say as prime minister that being anxious is not a good enough reason to stop looking for work?” @bbcnickrobinson asks Sir Keir Starmer, who says he wants to examine whether it’s better to put more money into mental health support than benefits.

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Z2K (Zacchaeus 2000 Trust) @Z2K_trust

5 hours ago

Improving access to mental health support is vital. But returning to the same old failed approach of limiting eligibility for benefits is not the solution to economic inactivity. We need reform - not more cuts.

BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today

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Big Issue @BigIssue

5 hours ago

Labour has promised to lift the two-child benefit cap at the November budget - but exactly how the cap will change remains to be seen. Read Big Issue founder John Bird’s reaction 👇

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Save the Children Scotland @SaveChildrenSCO

6 hours ago

📣 We’re excited to launch Changing the Story with @jrf_uk – a guide to telling a new story about child poverty in Scotland.

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

5 hours ago

Relative child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last twenty years and has risen over the past decade. As things stand, child poverty is on track to reach record highs within this Parliament. Scrapping the two-child limit in full would be the most targeted and…

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Law Centre NI @LawCentreNI

4 hours ago

🚨 Universal Credit Claim Closures: What You Need to Know 🚨 The judiciary has consistently recommended that Universal Credit move away from using the term “claim closure.” Recent Upper Tribunal judgments have highlighted issues this terminology creates for both claimants and…

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation

3 hours ago

Scrapping the two-child limit in full should be an obvious step in the child poverty strategy. Most of the forecast rise in child poverty this Parliament comes from larger families, and scrapping the policy would lift 500,000 children out of poverty almost overnight.