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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · 9h

Another fantastic piece of research and report by Dr Kate Harrison building on her work on supporting disabled people into work - she outlines practical solutions raised in the Pathways to Work Green paper.

Kate Harrison @kslharrison.bsky.social · 12h

DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

A fresh start: transforming engagement with disabled benefits claimants through a case worker model

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

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Becca Stacey @beccastacey.bsky.social · 19d

The govt wants to get more disabled people into work, but isn't making full use of the tools at its disposal

In my new report for @citizensadvice.bsky.social I've looked at how our social security system could do more to make sure that when disabled people want to work, work really does pay /1

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Sep 5

Is follow friday still a thing? Any OGs out there who remember #followfriday! Shoutout to @hthrt28.bsky.social for all things Employment Law/Future of Work and AI/Flexible working.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Sep 4

We must ask ourselves how this changes the social contract been us and the state and what this says about us as a society: are we no longer prepared to support or help those with severe, life long conditions or ill health? #welfarereform #universalcreditbill #socialpolicy

Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Sep 4

Govs claim that Universal Credit Bill will incentivise people to work is ‘wishful thinking’ - @victoria-anns.bsky.social outlines how the bill will create a two-tiered system of support. It won’t help disabled people into work/ people with severe, life-long conditions may miss out on protections.

Victoria Anns @victoria-anns.bsky.social · Sep 2

Cuts to disability benefits weren’t totally averted!

🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Sep 4

Govs claim that Universal Credit Bill will incentivise people to work is ‘wishful thinking’ - @victoria-anns.bsky.social outlines how the bill will create a two-tiered system of support. It won’t help disabled people into work/ people with severe, life-long conditions may miss out on protections.

Victoria Anns @victoria-anns.bsky.social · Sep 2

Cuts to disability benefits weren’t totally averted!

🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Not so Universal: the two-tiered health element. How the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

Briefing by Victoria Anns on how the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks Jagna :)

Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

We set out policy options for the UC review to consider, so there can be a better fit between employment and UC: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

The unintended consequences of UC’s monthly model is that it leaves our clients feeling confused and distressed, and causes income fluctuation rather than stability. UC doesn’t need to be this way.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

As a result of the UC monthly assessment including an extra pay packet, claimants income looks higher, and they can become ineligible for other sources of financial assistance.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

The monthly assessment model is at odds with how many people are paid, resulting in unnecessary and sometimes extreme UC income variations:

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

As it currently stands UC’s design creates ongoing challenges for working households whose wages don’t follow stable and/or monthly patterns creating unnecessary UC income fluctuations.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 7

New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social‬ on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Aug 5

On my list!

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Jagna Olejniczak @jagnaolejniczak.bsky.social · Jul 30

The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives.

This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵

🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...

Work incentives aren't working: is the Universal Credit review asking the right questions?

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Jul 29

Essential therefore to recognise that the #employmentrightsbill will impact on workers differently. We must ask who is the #employmentrightsbill is for...how will it really impact on those who are in employment with low employment rights.

Work Foundation @workfoundation.bsky.social · Jul 29

Previous Work Foundation research looked at the experiences of disabled people at work and found that they are 1.5 times more likely to be in severely insecure work relative to non-disabled people. (5/5)

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Disabled workers are 1.5 times more likely to be in severely insecure work than non-disabled workers.

The Disability Gap: Insecure work in the UK (June 2023). Work Foundation.

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Jul 29

Congrats! REALLY well deserved! 👏

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Social Policy Association @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

📣New blog: 'Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them?'

By Dr Sarah Hadfield (@drsarahhadfield.bsky.social), it draws on research of childfree young women’s experiences of employment insecurity and financial autonomy.

social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-wi...

Blog: Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them? - Social Policy Association

Dr Sarah Hadfield, Visting Fellow at The School of Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University. — Labour has consistently claimed that it is banning [...]

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Sarah Hadfield @drsarahhadfield.bsky.social · Jul 18

Blog: Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them? social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-wi... #employmentrightsbill @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

Blog: Will “banning” zero-hours contracts impact on those who are in them? - Social Policy Association

Dr Sarah Hadfield, Visting Fellow at The School of Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University. Labour has consistently claimed that it is banning “exploitative” [...]

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