Action shot of the wonderful Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick sharing some developing work from All Island Social Security Network @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

so brilliant to hear Ruth Lister share some big question responses from parents involved in @changingrealities.bsky.social on what gives them hope in dark times! @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

hope the victims in this case are comforted by the verdict and know that women all over ni support them

Actually welling up at the Donaldson verdict, I didn't dare to hope. Those women are incredible.

Great to hear one of our participants, Sarah, being quoted in Ruth Lister's speech on how the proposed Home Office reforms will impact refugee children living in poverty.

Family Finances report and briefing out today! Our research shows that the Scottish Child Payment is reducing child poverty but more investment is needed if children are to go beyond surviving to thriving. Similar investment is needed in the rest of the UK. familyfinances.study/findings-rep...

Lovely to get @changingrealities.bsky.social latest zine in the post! the digital copy with audio is online now too 👇 mh.changingrealities.org

Inspiring to be at @uofgussp.bsky.social participatory methods workshop today, share learnings and chat about funding landscapes - pic of just some of the work being showcased!

📣 Article alert! New, excellent piece by our own @uiscejordan.bsky.social & a colleague Marian Peacock uses psycho-social methods to highlight the central role of women, particularly mothers & partners, in the lives of men experiencing mental illness. Read it here: doi.org/10.1332/1478...

📣 Article alert Have been late to share my last (& favourite article) from my PhD. It sets out with detailed narratives, the central role of women, particularly mothers and partners, in the lives of men experiencing mental illness - 1/

@mariecurieuk.bsky.social and over 30 other organisations have written to Stephen Timms. We are calling for the Timms Review to put a stop to PIP reassessments for people with terminal and progressive life-limiting conditions. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Findings from the @safety-nets.bsky.social project - striking differences in benefit entitlements across UK countries www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Join Changing Realities on an online launch of their mental health campaign and zine that explores the intersection of family poverty and mental (ill) health on 4th June.

Join us next Thursday for our Zine Launch where we'll hear from participants & artists. If you're interested in exploring the deep intersections between poverty and mental health please come along. Thanks to @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for supporting this event. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pieces-of-...

One of our projects, @changingrealities.bsky.social is hosting an online event on Thurs 4 June to celebrate the launch of their Zine, highlighting the importance of creative methods in amplifying the lived experience of participants. Book your place 👉 tinyurl.com/379573fa

The latest episode of the CSP podcast is now live. In this episode, writer, researcher, and disability justice advocate Abbie Muchecheti discusses how systems of care and inclusion often reproduce harm, and what accountability and refusal can look like in practice open.spotify.com/episode/7gdB...

📅 Dates for the diary: On the 11th May at 1pm we will be joined by Dr Barra Roantree, Trinity College Dublin and Prof Stephen Sinclair, Poverty and Inequality in Scotland. This is the second webinar in the AISSN’s child poverty series. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/cash-trans...

another brilliant piece about the "cost of surviving crisis" from Mike @changingrealities.bsky.social read it here: www.bigissue.com/opinion/not-... @bigissue.com

Next week (16 April, 1pm) - an informative session with a strong lineup of speakers “Child Poverty on the Island of Ireland” - read more and sign up - www.eventbrite.com/e/child-pove...

Will the government listen & learn? This is now a cost of survival crisis for millions, w/ support urgently needed. Support must include reforms to UC & help for families w. children @resolutionfoundation.org @cpaguk.bsky.social Ella Michalski @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival" important and compelling piece by Ella from @changingrealities.bsky.social today - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Looking forward to @csp-journal.bsky.social online launch on 8th May! Event details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/building-k...

#TimmsReview #PIP Minister Stephen Timms has called for written evidence as part of the PIP Review - use the email to send in your thoughts [email protected] You have to 28.05.26 11.59pm to do so Link here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Over 300,000 children already living in the UK could face 5–10 extra years before they can settle permanently. Changing the rules mid-journey will likely increase child poverty. Latest from us 🔗 www.ippr.org/articles/far-from-settled-the-governments-earned-settlement-consultation

Great to see one of our @changingrealities.bsky.social articles is one of the most downloaded articles published in the Journal of Poverty and Social Justice in 2025! It shares parents' everyday struggles & recommendations for change/ read it here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

🧵 NEW: Our report 'Listen and learn' sets out how the Government should improve Universal Credit (UC) for the 15 million people who rely on it. 13 years after its roll-out began, it’s time to get UC right. We've co-produced recommendations with @changingrealities.bsky.social participants 👇

'Not one, not two, but 80 cleaners at Great Ormond Street Hospital have won a landmark legal case after the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled they were subjected to indirect racial discrimination over pay and working conditions.' www.blackcurrentnews.co.uk/p/exclusive-...

Our piece with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in response to last week's Scottish Budget @scotnational.bsky.social While ⬆️ Scottish Child Payment for 🚼 from next year is very welcome ✅ we think all children in Scotland living in poverty need more support & here's why: www.thenational.scot/politics/257...

Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵

Stacey from @changingrealities.bsky.social has written such an honest blog about why, even with awful trolling, she won’t stop speaking up for people living in poverty www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...

Please note the cut off for submitting articles for consideration at the January editorial collective meeting is this Friday 5th December.

It is really remarkable that this was just 12 months ago today. And that we woke up this morning to a country which will finally get rid of the two-child limit. The parents and carers we work with have been instrumental along with others especially @cpaguk.bsky.social in making this change happen.

Brilliant that the poverty-producing 2 child limit is going. So glad of the difference this will make to families across the UK, including the parents who took part in the Benefit Changes and Larger Families project & generously shared their experiences with us. The benefit cap needs to go next.

Great @francesryan.bsky.social piece today. Especially this, given many of today’s headlines: “Expect much more of this worker v shirker propaganda in the coming days, despite the fact nearly three in five families affected by the cap were already in work”

A year ago today I joined some of the incredible @changingrealities.bsky.social parents at Downing Street who shared what changes are needed to end child poverty - incl why the two-child limit must be scrapped. It’s brilliant to see yesterday’s announcement after so much hard work from so many.

My quick-fire take for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on why we should celebrate the scrapping of the two-child limit Draws on research for @nuffieldfoundation.org & ongoing work with the amazing @changingrealities.bsky.social

"The removal of the two-child limit brings my family a deep sense of relief. Without the cap hanging over me, I finally feel less weighed down by constant financial worry and more able to make choices that genuinely reflect what each of my boys’ need." (Kim, CR parent) #2CL #Budget 🧵1/3

📣 Sure to have engaging discussions - lunchtime webinar exploring recent welfare reform proposals in the UK & RoI Sign up here ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1714123783...

Parents from @changingrealities.bsky.social - led by our very own @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social - met with @johnswinney.bsky.social & @sa4dunfermline.bsky.social to discuss the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 👏 Their voices are key to ending child poverty in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More www.gla.ac.uk/news/headlin...

Using my first Bluesky post to share that Marsha Wood & I have a new article out! 🎉 We take a gendered street-level look at how Universal Credit policies shape parents’ everyday realities of navigating work, care & welfare. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

New blog from @ilonapin.bsky.social shares how government proposals and reforms to immigration policy mean we’re likely to see a growth, in poverty for children in immigrant families blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

The whole article is worth reading!

Help please: we're trying to recruit some more parent research participants in Scotland for our #FamilyFinances project. Specifically: parents who are receiving #UniversalCredit and #ScottishChildPayment and who have at least one baby (0-12months) in the household. Can you help spread the word?

Looking forward to reading this!

📻 Changing Realities participant, Aurora, was interviewed by World at One (R4) today to talk about worsening living standards in the UK. She discusses rising costs as a ‘hand to mouth situation’ that doesn’t look to be improving.👂 Listen to Aurora: 10.50 to 14mins. 🎧🎤 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Illuminating & important blog from the amazing @milliemaglet.bsky.social on welfare cuts “The idea that after April 2026, you somehow become of less value to ‘society’ than you are today, less ‘deserving’ of support to get you through the dark days fills me with repulsion and rage.” Check it out 👇

Sending solidarity to all the disabled people who have been challenging these cruel cuts & hoping that a large number of MPs will vote against what remain ill-conceived and indefensible cuts to vital support for disabled people. What a way to mark 12 months of Labour government

@singleparentrights.bsky.social wants to hear about your experiences 📋 They are running a survey to better understand how single parents are treated in the private rental sector. All data will be anonymised and used to lobby policy makers for change:

Fab to get copy of @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social 37 Chapter 2 “lost hope, lost trust” features @changingrealities.bsky.social diaries in lead up to 2024 election showing the fragility of trust & people living on edge. Tomorrows welfare bill isnt reform - it’s cruel, Labour must not look away

Disabled people’s orgs have told the Guardian that plans to exempt only existing claimants from the cuts will create a “two-tier” benefit system that “condemns” future disabled people to poverty. As one said, “Is it even legal?” My story on the fallout: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...