Commission for Healthier Working Lives (from the Health Foundation) published their interim report today - a really fab initiative. Lots of interesting stuff in this report, and looking forward to the final report's policy recommendations to come! www.health.org.uk/publications...
This interim report of the Commission for Healthier Working Lives both highlights why our working-age health challenges demand attention and provides areas where immediate action can be taken.
Romanticisation of mental health problems in adolescence: what's the deal with that? 🌟 NEW PREPRINT by Awa Ndour and me 🌟 (Romanticise = to portray something as more desirable or positive than it really is) Brief summary below (🧵) osf.io/preprints/os...#PsychSciSky#DevPsychSky#ClinPsychSky
This is fantastic. It allows you to, among other things, compare how ‘cost-effective’ various policy reforms would be at reducing child poverty. On this metric, scrapping two-child limit gets you a lot of bang for your buck, because it's so laser-targeted at bigger, poorer families.
The perils of Universal Credit’s simplicity blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
One key rationale behind the design of Universal Credit is administrative simplicity. But that apparent simplicity ends up concealing the complexity of people’s different lives and circumstan…
Congrats, sounds like an amazing role, and DWP lucky to have you on tap. A really positive sign for where things are going!
As I've just said on the 'other place', I've mixed feelings about leaving IES - I have absolutely loved it and it's given me the chance to do work I've really enjoyed and with some great people. But I am also really looking forward to the new role in DWP, can't wait to get started (in two weeks!!)
Nicholas Barr, an economist, describes this as “the welfare state as piggy bank” and it’s a much bigger function of the welfare state than redistribution. Martin Wolf writes about it here : www.ft.com/content/b7ae...
That over-generous rate of statutory maternity pay in full economy2030.resolutionfoundation.org/wp-content/u...
NEW: Winter fuel cut savings will be far less than Reeves expected, new analysis finds A surge in claims for pension credit will make thousands more people eligible for the payments and other benefits www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
A surge in claims for pension credit will make thousands more people eligible for the payments and other benefits
We know inequalities matter and have a huge impact on mental health, why are we so bad at doing something about it? - Event next Tuesday early evening at the Science Gallery London, as part of the Centre for Society & Mental Health conference - Book your place at www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...