Craig Berry
@craigpberry.bsky.social
Welfare policy for a charity (he/him). Additionally: Associate at @bennettinstitute.bsky.social | Author of The Political Economy Blog: https://craigberry.substack.com
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Very curious to see DWP say 'advances are not loans'. The advance payments people access to cover the 5 week wait absolutely are loans, with repayments causing significant and unnecessary hardship
Very curious to see DWP say 'advances are not loans'. The advance payments people access to cover the 5 week wait absolutely are loans, with repayments causing significant and unnecessary hardship
UK poverty crisis as 500,000 children in homes trapped in benefit debt cycle - @julia-rt.bsky.social's research on Universal Credit deductions covered in the Independent
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UK poverty crisis as 500,000 children in homes trapped in benefit debt cycle
Exclusive: Tens of thousands of families are forced to take out loans to cover the five-week wait until their first Universal Credit payment – but many struggle to pay it back
www.independent.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
@the-independent.com covered this story yesterday bsky.app/profile/crai...
Very curious to see DWP say 'advances are not loans'. The advance payments people access to cover the 5 week wait absolutely are loans, with repayments causing significant and unnecessary hardship
Very curious to see DWP say 'advances are not loans'. The advance payments people access to cover the 5 week wait absolutely are loans, with repayments causing significant and unnecessary hardship
Plus it doesn't ask about English ethnicity, does it? I thought there was now a write in option for people who say they are white, and English was a popular answer
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Plus it doesn't ask about English ethnicity, does it? I thought there was now a write in option for people who say they are white, and English was a popular answer