Just how common is benefits conditionality?
New post based on a new paper, at
inequalities.substack.com/p/how-common...
(now with clearer chart!)

@andrewphillips.bsky.social @paulbivand.bsky.social I like the idea of age-adjusted spending! Would be a project in itself. But there are already bits like this (from @louisemurphy.bsky.social's www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/...):

Benefits as people's main source of income is NOT spiraling out of control - it's slightly higher than pre-Covid, but lower than most of the last 20 years. (Note that this includes in-work claims, and is about people's MAIN income source). [2/4]

Out-of-work benefit claims are *not* at record highs, if you understand the statistics properly...
inequalities.substack.com/p/a-further-...