Our latest @financialfairness.bsky.social Tracker is out today, and it shows that the cost-of-living crisis is far from over. We’ve seen an increase in households in serious difficulty and a decrease in those who are financially secure.

Please bring us your ideas for analysis to inform the public debate ahead of next year’s election in Scotland 👇👇👇

Richard Fuller MP tells the @brightblueuk.bsky.social Living Standards conference that we need better accountability of our regulators to ensure good delivery for the public. He suggests a Commons Committee tasked with an annual review of how they are performing.

Really looking forward to hearing new ideas! 🤓

Savings are critical to financial well-being, but capital rules in UC risk undermining efforts to improve the UK’s dire savings rate.

Employment support should treat people like adults from the jump 👏

Like all of our research, our latest report is rooted in the experiences of our Research Community of people with mental health problems 🗣️ Read more about the Community’s experiences of utilities debt collection, and what needs to change 👇 🔗 www.moneyandmentalhealth.org/publications...

The big-picture outlook for living standards remains grim after the Chancellor’s Spring Statement. It’s particularly dismal for the poorer half of Britain, who are set to become £500 a year poorer over the Parliament.

Some families with a disabled adult stand to lose over £12,000 per year by 2029/30 as a result of the Government's disability benefit cuts. Hardship being deepened by rebuilding the nations finances on the backs of disabled people And polling suggests the public know it.

Rightly, a lot of analysis of @teamlabouruk.bsky.social historic cuts to disability benefits announced today. But, please, if you read and share one thing make it Brian’s piece in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good summary of the key takeaways from today’s disability Green Paper👇

Amidst the unwelcome cuts in the Green Paper, I am pleased to see the ideas from this report, funded by @financialfairness.bsky.social being considered…

A question the Green Paper appears to dodge, by my first read, saying only ‘the implications for devolved Governments will need to be fully considered before being implemented.’ Um- no kidding!

From SG perspective obviously big choices for them to make facing huge cuts to PIP and SG budget. But also if health related UC will now share PIP assessment - how will this work in Scotland with Social Security Scotland doing the assessment?

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One stated aim of Universal Credit is to ensure claimants will always be better off working. However, this research demonstrates that for many, take home income barely increases from working more, due to claw backs via the tax and benefit system.

Nobody likes a tax rise, but our latest research shows a plurality of people agree they are necessary to improve public services. And many would be supportive of further future tax rises beyond the Budget, if needed.

Margaret Beels OBE says transparency and constant reporting from the Fair Work Agency will be key to ensuring to delivers strong enforcement - of workers’ rights- panel discussion @tuceconomics.bsky.social chaired by @financialfairness.bsky.social CEO Mubin Haq.

Our Trustee, Kate Bell, says when considering trade offs between improving employment rights and costs to employers, we can’t just focus on short term adjustment costs. We need to take a long view of how we want our labour market to grow and evolve.

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A real concern for the future isn’t just wealth inequality between generations, but inequality *within* younger generations.