Policy & Research @resolvepoverty. Formerly @uclspp. Usual disclaimers apply. bsky.app/profile/tompottrill…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
24 May 2025
Keir Starmer backs end of two child benefit cap and tells Treasury to find the money - my story for @ObserverUK observer.co.uk/news/national…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
2 May 2025
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
24 Apr 2025
🚀In a new article, Policy Officer @TPottrill outlines some of the key findings from our latest research, 'Mission Critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty.'
Take a read 👇 resolvepoverty.org/new-resea…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
22 Apr 2025
👉 You can access the report now at: resolvepoverty.org/access-mi…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
22 Apr 2025
🚀 We are pleased to today launch new research, 'Mission Critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty,' undertaken with the Local Authorities and the Cost of Living Emergency (LOCALE) project at the @UniOfYork.
ALT Graphic with blue background and Resolve Poverty and University of York logos in top left corner. There is white text reading 'New research out today: Mission Critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty.' On the right there is an illustration of three people greeting each other and shaking hands.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
10 Apr 2025
📢 Join us at the launch of our forthcoming research on a whole-system approach to tackling poverty, undertaken with the Local Authorities and the Cost of Living Emergency (LOCALE) project at the @UniOfYork.
Learn more and book your place 👉 mailchi.mp/resolvepoverty.or…
ALT Mission critical: The role of English regions and localities in a whole-system approach to tackling poverty. Launch webinar: 7 May, 2pm-3:30pm.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
4 Apr 2025
This weekend marks the 8th year the two-child limit to benefit payments has been in place. 1 child every 13 mins falls into poverty because of this policy.
The govt must scrap it in the upcoming Child Poverty Strategy. @EndChildPoverty
ALT More children are living in poverty since Labour came into power, as a result of the two-child limit. One child ever 13 mins. Or 109 children every day. 350,000 children will be lifted out of poverty if this is scrapped. End child poverty now.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
27 Mar 2025
Read our response to the new child poverty figures in the @BigIssue 👇
Child poverty hits new record high – before Labour benefit cuts will push 50,000 more into hardship bigissue.com/news/social-jus…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
27 Mar 2025
“The forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy must go beyond sticking-plaster solutions. We need to see real policy change that addresses the root issue and protects and supports low income households – for example, lifting the two-child limit and benefit cap."
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
27 Mar 2025
🚨 The @DWPgovuk has released its annual Households Below Average Income statistics, which show that child poverty has reached a record high – with 4.5 million children in the UK now below the poverty line. This figure is up from 3.6 million in 2010/11.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
🚨 CONFIRMED: Social security for disabled people has been slashed in the Spring Statement.
This is cruel, irresponsible and shameful.
People at food banks are already telling us that they’re terrified about how they will survive.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Read our response to the Spring Statement below
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
As Rick Burgess of the @GMCDP wrote in our recent conference bulletin, "We urgently need to understand that sufficient income that covers the extra costs of disability is an investment in a socially just and exciting future."
Read in full 👉 resolvepoverty.org/wp-conten…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
⚠️ Today’s announced cuts to #DisabilityBenefits risk plunging more people into poverty.
The govt’s commitment to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ is at odds with policies that reduce income for disabled people, who are more likely to experience poverty and barriers to work.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Well it’s clear that I made the right decision to leave the Labour Party after 41 years membership!
Attacking the most vulnerable is never the answer!
Tax the mega rich and protect those in most need!
#welfare
Principles over Party
I know whose side I am on!
Heartbreaking!
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
26 Mar 2025
Some thoughts ahead of the Chancellor's #SpringStatement later today. Sticking to arbitrary fiscal rules is a choice & cutting spending is unlikely to deliver savings in the long run. Follow @NEF for updates and commentary during the day.
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
25 Mar 2025
Quite an extraordinary story.
And one that rather gives the lie to the idea that the Government’s cuts to disability benefits were driven by a moral mission about work. It’s about fiscal rules…
25 Mar 2025
Exclusive with @Smyth_Chris
Rachel Reeves will announce further welfare cuts after the Office for Budget Responsibility told ministers their benefit reforms will save £1.6billion less than planned
The OBR rejected ministers' £5billion welfare savings estimate, putting it at £3.4billion
Reeves will announce that Universal Credit incapacity benefits for new claimants, which were halved in Kendall's original package, will now be frozen until 2030 as well rather than rising in line with inflation
There will also be a small reduction in the basic rate of UC in 2029
The moves will raise an extra £500milloon
Govt source says that the new cuts are in keeping with green paper
thetimes.com/article/f80da8c…
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Tom Pottrill retweeted
22 Mar 2025
Another scandal that govts of all colours have lacked courage to tackle. Council tax is outdated, regressive, and grossly unfair to those living in poorer regions and in cheaper properties.
It needs updating and making proportional to current value
thetimes.com/article/6422188…
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