www.lboro.ac.uk/media-centre... Timely new research with a new term looming highlighting the gap between students' living costs and maintenance loans. @mattpadley.bsky.social @lboropr.bsky.social

New Post: Maintenance loan in England now covers just half of students’ costs www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/12/m...

New Post: What today’s report on living costs means for students, universities and parents – and policymakers www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/12/w...

Since 2013, private rents in Great Britain have increased by 54 per cent, but Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates have increased by just 36 per cent. Nearly half of privately renting families on Universal Credit are facing shortfalls between their rent and Local Housing Allowance.

Together with @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social and Nuffield Foundation, we've developed a single Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) -a benchmark on what households need to be digitally included. Find out what the MDLS for UK households is in 2025 here tinyurl.com/3aw2d2mv

Are there countries around the world who are doing better than the UK at supporting their residents through social security? Well... yes. @pollardtom.bsky.social on TalkTV