Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile
Abby Jitendra

@abbyabhaya

Thinking care, poverty, policy @jrf_uk, prev @CitizensAdvice & @TrussellTrust. Trustee @QSA. Views always my own.

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Iain Porter (@iainkporter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

DWP is using a sleight of hand in its disability benefit cuts impact assessment: Actual increase in poverty is closer to 400,000, not the 250,000 in the impact assessment. Quick thread explaining why. 🧵1/7

BBC Radio 4 Today (@bbcr4today) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I’m talking about family and friends who have given up work…in order to care because they have no choice.” Emily Holzhausen, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carer’s UK, warns thousands of carers will lose their payments because of changes to PIP. #R4Today

Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

There are real recruitment issues in the care sector which migration addresses. You’ll need to fix low pay & poor conditions - & below that, a broken funding model - if you want to really tackle the problem. But that’s been delayed again by 10 years. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2j…

Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Politicians often tout that work is the best route out of poverty, but for too many the words ring hollow. The Employment Rights Bill is trying to tackle in-work poverty head on. It's going through Parliament right now - and we need to make sure it's not watered down.

LSE Social Policy (@lsesocialpolicy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What are the key policies and strategies that can bring a society free from poverty into reality? Join Abby Jitendra Abigail McKnight Tom Stephens & Tania Burchardt as they envisage a future free from poverty at this #LSEFestival event 📅 16 June buff.ly/z683QwO CASE

What are the key policies and strategies that can bring a society free from poverty into reality?

Join <a href="/abbyabhaya/">Abby Jitendra</a> Abigail McKnight <a href="/TCStephens/">Tom Stephens</a> &amp; Tania Burchardt as they envisage a future free from poverty at this #LSEFestival event
📅 16 June
buff.ly/z683QwO

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation (@jrf_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Ahead of a crucial vote on cuts to disability benefits, our new evidence casts doubt on whether jobs are even available for disabled people facing cuts 📢 The analysis found that the parts of the country among the hardest hit by the cuts have fewer job opportunities 1/3

Ahead of a crucial vote on cuts to disability benefits, our new evidence casts doubt on whether jobs are even available for disabled people facing cuts 📢

The analysis found that the parts of the country among the hardest hit by the cuts have fewer job opportunities 1/3
Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Was a real privilege to speak at this session in Dublin. Ireland's experiments with building a better childcare system are bold and ambitious - great to hear what's working (and what's not!)

Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Helping disabled people find work is a worthy cause. Pushing them into a job market with few jobs available for them is cruel.

Abby Jitendra (@abbyabhaya) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lots to be happy about in the Govt’s new Best Start in Life Strategy, incl some things JRF has been calling for: - New focus on monitoring the finances of nurseries - More support to help local authorities shape good childcare markets - Integrating childcare into wider support