📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧 . Time for another #PovertyUnpacked chat! . This month: 👉 #childpoverty @unicef.org 👉 #welfare and #farright @olivierdeschutter.bsky.social 👉 #psychosocial interventions and #agency by Catherine Thomas et al 👉 #housing @theconversation.com . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/12/01/e...

We only started talking about a #housing #crisis because the #middleclass started feeling the pain... . Listen to our latest episode (#50!) 🎧 with @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social to learn about what causes #homelessness and what is wrong with #housing policy . Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

📢 PODCAST ALERT!🎧 . "For the oppressed, housing has always been in crisis." . In our new episode @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social shares insights on #housing and how affordable and #socialhousing has increasingly become an illusion for those on lower incomes . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/10/31/e...

Poverty increases household stress, draining caregivers' time and access to vital services. . This leaves #children more vulnerable to #mentalhealth challenges and #violence. . Join Global Coalition to End Child Poverty on 17O Oct for the #IDEP2025 webinar 👉 shorturl.at/bSb1R . #EndChildPoverty

My thoughts on things #poverty in last month >> newest episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social 👇

📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧 . September chat with 👉 new #childpoverty estimates 👉 responsibilities for early #childhood development 👉 mismatch between perceptions and evidence #cashtransfers 👉 call for evidence for #EU anti #poverty strategy . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/10/01/e...

"Gang up on the problem of poverty, not on each other" . one of many snippets of wisdom from Sean Harris in our newest episode about #poverty and #disadvantage in #schools and how to address it . Listen to the conversation 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/08/29/e... . @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social

Did I land in your inbox this morning? Catch up on the latest education news, research and insights for #FREE Featuring: @cpaguk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @tesmagazine.bsky.social @povertyunpacked.bsky.social @childrennortheast.bsky.social + more thatpovertyguy.substack.com/p/news-resea...

A real privilege to contribute on this! Thank you @povertyunpacked.bsky.social for hosting me

📢 PODCAST ALERT!!🎙🎧 . How to address #poverty and #disadvantage in #schools? . Listen to our insightful and inspiring conversation with Sean Harris @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social . 👉 Be 'furiously curious', look beyond what happens in schools and much more . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/08/29/e...

📢 PODCAST ALERT!🎙 . In this month's chat, our host @keetieroelen.bsky.social discusses two pieces of research . 👉 #poverty and living on low income in new #housing estates #UK 👉 #socialprotection and #coloniality . Listen now and find links to research on website 👇👇 share.google/4AHtWEO3Yepy...

📣 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧 . What works to reduce #childpoverty? . In our new episode, we talk with the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty . 👉 state of affairs on global child #poverty 🌏 👉 ways to reduce child poverty ⬇️ . Listen now! . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/29/e...

In this packed new episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social - I offer my reflections on host of new reports and publications about #poverty in #UK and around the #world . Listen now 🤩 . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/01/e...

📣 PODCAST ALERT 🎧 . Time for another round up of news on all things #poverty . 👉 new publications #childpoverty #socialprotection 👉 step-by-step guide on #socialchange 👉call for submissions for #poverty #homelessness anthology . Check it out: poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/01/e...

Half of the #US population is only one shock away from falling into #poverty . Mass movement is crucial to #endpoverty . Listen to our conversation with Liz Theoharis and Naom Sandweiss-Back from @kairoscenter.org hosted by @keetieroelen.bsky.social . >> poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...

In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about The #Empathy Fix: Why #Poverty Persists & How to Change it. Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North & South, and reveals why current policies don’t work. Listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Aof...

📢 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧 . Getting organised to fight #poverty: what can we learn from a history of mass #movements and #campaigns against #injustice in the #US? . Listen now to new episode with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back @kairoscenter.org . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...

For too long, UK decision-makers have prioritised economic growth over the economic security of its people. 🌐 Join JRF and Prospect online at our next event where we talk about bold new economic thinking: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/event/69341/...

The war against poverty has not been won – yet wartime Britain was a time of revolutionary thinking in addressing need. What changed?

We are launching our special issue on Large Families: The Forgotten Poverty Risk and Policy Relevance next week 14 May 15.30 IST / 16.30 CET / 10.30 EDT. /w @meganacurran.bsky.social @katchzhen.bsky.social #largefam In-person & online registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-is...

In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about her book, The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists and How to Change it. Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North and South, and reveals why current policies don’t work. Listen: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...

Lutterworth Press will be publishing this book about Mary Rabagliati, co-founder of @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social on 30 October - see below to pre-order now! www.lutterworth.com/product/joyf...

@beaconpress.bsky.social authors @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org & Noam Sandweiss-Back were interviewed on @povertyunpacked.bsky.social's podcast on Friday, discussing their book YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU'RE ORGANIZED TO TAKE & the power of people coming together. poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...

📢 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧 . Getting organised to fight #poverty: what can we learn from a history of mass #movements and #campaigns against #injustice in the #US? . Listen now to new episode with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back @kairoscenter.org . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...

Short explainer #welfare #cuts #UK #childpoverty @oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/theope...

🎧Great new podcast episode! 🎧 Hear from @lisagennetian.bsky.social of the Sanford School of Public Policy at @duke-university.bsky.social about what the research tells us about cash aid to families with children and current experiments in guaranteed income. www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/lis...

BBC News - How Birmingham bin strike exposes the divide between rich and poor - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our Pathways to Progress project will build the Living Wage movement in social care. We have two exciting vacancies, for an Engagement & Learning Officer, and a Research Officer. Please share! www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec...

OUT NOW! The 2025/26 Welfare Benefits Handbook has just arrived. Ensure you're up-to-date, order your copy today! Place your order: bit.ly/4kJf1DO

Listen to my thoughts @povertyunpacked.bsky.social 🎧 on the staggeringly high rate of #childpoverty in #UK and how it will increase as a result of announced #welfare cuts . Thousands more will struggle >> an #empathy deficit on full display . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/03/28/e...

📣 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧 . #childpoverty in #UK is high and recently announced #welfare cuts will make things worse . Listen to our new episode where we discuss the latest (bleak!) figures, impact of cuts and research on #intergenerational #poverty . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/03/28/e...

Record breaking new poverty data (for 2023/4) for all the wrong reasons. 📈Record number children in poverty - 4.5m 📈Record number people experiencing food insecurity - 7.5m 📈Record number people in households using a food bank in previous 12 months - 2.8m (1.1m of whom were children)

BBC News - UK child poverty numbers reach a record high www.bbc.com/news/article...

The UK is among the worst nations in Europe for child poverty. In the UK, 11% of 15-year-olds reported they had skipped a meal in 2022 because there wasn't enough money to buy food. In the Netherlands and Finland, this number was 3%.

Increasing #housing supply isn't the silver bullet for reducing #homelessness . Tailored responses that respect individual choice and #dignity are needed . Listen to our conversation with Jonathan Tan, CEO #GreaterChange about their unique approach . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/02/23/e...

📣 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧 . Homelessness is on the rise in the UK. Escaping it is an uphill battle. . What if people experiencing homelessness were provided with tailored unconditional #financial support? . Listen to our new episode with Jonathan Tan #GreaterChange . poverty-unpacked.org/2025/02/23/e...

🚨 Give Me Some Credit: The Reality of Life Without a Safety Net 🚨 We worked with @povertyalliance and 14 people with lived experience to document what it means to be locked out of affordable credit. 📸 Explore the online gallery now

Healthy foods 'more than twice as expensive' as unhealthy foods, report finds: 'We're in a bad place'

It's discouraging that the heart-breaking death of Awaab isn't leading to much-needed change for renters, especially #social #housing . I discuss Awaab's tragic case in #TheEmpathyFix 👉 an infuriating example of #doublestandards re: who gets to benefit from #government support to improve their homes

In-work poverty has become increasingly prevalent over the last few decades. A relatively modest percentage increase (10% in-work poverty rate in 2001/02 to 12% in 2022/23) translates to a huge 55% increase in the number of workers in poverty to 3.9 million, up 1.4 million since 2001/02.

How can nearly 4 billion people still live in poverty while wealth skyrockets? 🚀 Join @keetieroelen.bsky.social to explore why poverty persists, why efforts to fix it fail and how empathy could change everything. @newhambookshop.bsky.social 📅 March 30—3PM 🎟️ www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/eve...

Poverty Unpacked chats are back! 🎙🎧 . My reflections on news, events, research on #poverty #inequality #welfare #socialprotection . 👇👇

#DYK that as the two-child limit remains in place, its impact will continue to grow. This is because the policy affects an increasing number of children as time goes on. We estimate that an additional 63,000 children will become affected by the policy between the end of last year and this April.

📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧 . This January chat: . 👉 The Empathy Fix 📗 . 👉 reports on #wealth #inequality by @oxfamgb.bsky.social and @neweconomics.bsky.social . 👉 call for input on #welfare #socialprotection #conditionality by @olivierdeschutter.bsky.social . 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/01/24/e... 🎙️🎧

NEW: How much wealth is too much?🤔 In partnership with @patrioticmillionaires.org we've published a new report exploring the case for an Extreme Wealth Line. We spoke to politicians, policy makers and millionaires to get their thoughts on the concept - here's some of what we found.

Extreme wealth is making our economies insecure, we must #TaxTheSuperrich. It's so straightforward, we can sum it up in a "wikihow" or DIY sheet. ✒️Sign up here and let’s fight for a fairer future for people and planet: taxthesuperrich.world taxjustice.net/2024/08/19/w...

📅 SAVE THE DATE! On Thursday 30th January at 10:30am, we'll be discussing our annual UK Poverty report out next week, and how policies that address drivers of poverty can make a real difference to the lives of those most affected. Don't miss out, sign up here: events.zoom.us/ev/AlxlUn_TR...

What happens when a Walmart Supercenter comes to town? Earnings go down, while poverty and receipt of public transfers go up. The cost savings of Walmart are not enough to compensate. Here is a summary of our recent paper in The Atlantic: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Excellent piece in @theatlantic.com by @zparolin.bsky.social based on recent cross-country comparative research on the intergenerational transmission of poverty. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...