📄New report | Inclusive Growth, Healthy Places

We have launched a new report supported by @healthfoundation.bsky.social focusing on the role of national government in creating the conditions for integrating health and economic development at place level

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We are recruiting for a Senior Researcher and an Operations Manager !

📍 Location: Flexible, with a London base
📄 Contract: Full time, permanent
💼 Salary: £33,000-£35,000 FTE (Operations Manager) and £40,000-£45,000 FTE (Senior Researcher)
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If I was in no. 10 I would be quickly talking to people living with disability (focus groups, citizens jurys) BEFORE doubling down on policy that I then had to row back on. Why is this not happening? If it is then it certainly isn't being briefed to press.

The above are all things @centrepropolicy.bsky.social have previously called for 👍

Less great?

🗺️Seemingly arbitrary preference of some regions for long term funding
💳 implications of servicing government debt
🎭real terms cuts to DCMS which underplay the role of culture in the economy

Overall ✔️

What was great about today's CSR?

🏠investment in social infrastructure - £39bn for affordable homes
🕰️longer term settlements - 10 yr capital investment fund for some city regions
🧒prevention focus - early intervention in childrens social care
📗reflective government - green book review

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measuring the lifetime benefits of preventative services is messy business but if anyone can - its the IFS

Every £1 spent on Sure Start generated £11 worth of benefits for children who had access

Yes, the results were mixed but the scale and importance are clear

ifs.org.uk/publications...

NEW: 81% low paid workers say moving to a Living Wage would have a positive impact on their quality of life

Looking forward to discussing good work with @nhslocalgrowth.bsky.social Alice Walker and John Copps later for DWPs and DHSC's Work Well pilot areas

www.livingwage.org.uk/working-live...

We're hiring a Comms and Engagement Officer!

Shape inclusive growth and public service reform across the UK - join the Growth and Reform Network - a partnership between @centrepropolicy.bsky.social @futuregovforum.bsky.social and Metro Dynamics

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Message for UK mayors building new institutions and relationships with councils and citizens (from Prof Jorrit de Jong speaking at @instituteforgovernment.org.uk ):

1. See the opportunity in new institutions- structure to follow strategy
2. Build trust by telling stories of self us and now

ICYMI: @resfoundation.bsky.social promoting investment in social infra at SR25 esp. housing and health

Exciting to see @centrepropolicy.bsky.social arguments cutting through - growth must be based on realising the potential of more people and places
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...

NHS waiting lists not driving higher benefit claims due to poor health says new analysis from the IFS today - there is no clear relationship at local level. So what is to blame? We don't know but we do know there has been long underinvestment in pop health and prevention
ifs.org.uk/publications...

📣Six weeks’ paternity leave at 90% of average earnings could deliver a net economic gain of £2.68bn per year

@tanyasingh99.bsky.socials fabulous economic analysis with @jrf-uk.bsky.social featured in @financialtimes.com yesterday and in a new blog on the CPP site today 👏

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Reeves knows she cant improve living standards across the country without tackling regional inequalities. Working closely with innovative local areas and investing in public health, early years and skills – all areas proven to have an impact on productivity growth - would be a good place to start.

Places across the country are getting to grips with these issues in their local growth plans - the North East plan for example recognises the issue of ill health and discusses inclusivity, poverty and service reform. But local and regional government reform will need financial firepower.

Economic inactivity due to poor health is widely recognised as a drag on growth and her spring statement sheds no light on how the root of this problem might be tackled. The word prevention was not mentioned once.

I don’t envy Rachel Reeves today. While rigid fiscal rules can encourage short-termism and hinder investment its hard to argue that she is in a position to borrow more money. But her decisions to slash disability benefits and support for those with health conditions lacks long term strategy