Dan Rust @danielrust

Independent expert in welfare benefits and social care financial assessments. Green Party. Home educator, cricket lover, geek. dbrconsult.co.uk Birmingham, England Joined February 2016

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Dan Rust @danielrust

2 years ago

Working on personal benefits advice today. Have so far identified £42,014.76 in annual unclaimed benefits for just four clients. All of them severely disabled. It's a travesty that the DWP misses so many people when they are entitled to this support.

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Women's Budget Group @WomensBudgetGrp

2 years ago

2/ The Govt must urgently restore the link between Local Housing Allowance & rental prices. We need to prioritise building more social housing and reform the private rental sector. We need to move away from this system in which housing is treated as an asset & not a human right.

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Sam Freedman @Samfr

2 years ago

How could we pay for scrapping the 2-child cap? Well the additional pension tax breaks in the budget came to roughly the same amount. We could use that. Do you remember anyone asking how those would be paid for?

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Tom Clark @prospect_clark

2 years ago

To keep the 2-child limit is not to postpone tackling poverty It is to deepen it -- for more than a decade to come

Lalitha Try @LalithaTry

2 years ago

To keep the 2-child limit is not to postpone tackling poverty It is to deepen it -- for more than a decade to come

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Helen Barnard @Helen_Barnard

2 years ago

Right, everyone needs to get clear on the differences between: 1. Two Child Limit: no benefits for 3rd & subsequent children born after 2017. Applies to families in + out of work. 2. Benefit Cap: cap on total amount of benefits. Only applies to out of work families. ...1/2

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0

2 years ago

The two-child limit & benefit cap are poverty-producing policies, which fail to meet their original aims. Findings from our @NuffieldFound study out today largerfamilies.study/publications/n… Sad this is now timely for all the wrong reasons.

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Friends of the Earth @friends_earth

2 years ago

You can't build a stable economy on an unstable climate. Labour may be backtracking on its £28 billion green prosperity plan, but green investment is exactly what we need to lower bills, slash emissions and protect our future. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

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Carla Denyer @carla_denyer

2 years ago

💚 @CarolineLucas' impact on politics in this country cannot be overstated: she truly is a force of nature and has been an extraordinary servant of the people of Brighton Pavilion as well as @TheGreenParty. We are so proud of her achievements. Thank you Caroline. 🧵 1/4...

Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas

2 years ago

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All Things Universal Credit @allthings_UC

3 years ago

Number of people claiming out of work benefits has fallen sharply since easing of lockdown rules. Almost back to pre-2020 levels. Don't let others tell you that there's some kind of laziness epidemic going on.