The Centre for Social Justice
@csjthinktank.bsky.social
An independent think-tank, established to put social justice at the heart of British politics.
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“Buckaroo Budget” will not fix broken Britain
Joe Shalam, Policy Director at the Centre for Social Justice, said: ENDS The CSJ had called for the Chancellor to bring forward a package of welfare reform to get Britain working…
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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To help reduce young NEETs we recommend an effective tax cut worth £700 million to help employers hire young people.🤝
This policy would get 120,000 young people into work and save £800 million in tax and welfare.🏛️
This policy would get 120,000 young people into work and save £800 million in tax and welfare.🏛️
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
To help reduce young NEETs we recommend an effective tax cut worth £700 million to help employers hire young people.🤝
This policy would get 120,000 young people into work and save £800 million in tax and welfare.🏛️
This policy would get 120,000 young people into work and save £800 million in tax and welfare.🏛️
The CSJ has called for a package of welfare reform to get Britain working:👇
Saving £7 billion by tightening mental health benefits to more severe cases.
💬Freeing up £1 billion+ to radically expand NHS talking therapies and back to work support.
Saving £7 billion by tightening mental health benefits to more severe cases.
💬Freeing up £1 billion+ to radically expand NHS talking therapies and back to work support.
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The CSJ has called for a package of welfare reform to get Britain working:👇
Saving £7 billion by tightening mental health benefits to more severe cases.
💬Freeing up £1 billion+ to radically expand NHS talking therapies and back to work support.
Saving £7 billion by tightening mental health benefits to more severe cases.
💬Freeing up £1 billion+ to radically expand NHS talking therapies and back to work support.
The CSJ welcomes extra apprenticeships, but ministers must urgently return to proper welfare reform to rescue the lives of millions who have been thrown on the scrapheap.
AND the nation’s creaking bank balance.💷
AND the nation’s creaking bank balance.💷
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The CSJ welcomes extra apprenticeships, but ministers must urgently return to proper welfare reform to rescue the lives of millions who have been thrown on the scrapheap.
AND the nation’s creaking bank balance.💷
AND the nation’s creaking bank balance.💷
Working-age sickness and disability benefit spending is to increase by a further £17.8 billion by 2030/31. 📈
CSJ analysis reveals the number of claimants with no requirement to work has increased by 940,000 since May 2024 in crisis of millions "written off".
CSJ analysis reveals the number of claimants with no requirement to work has increased by 940,000 since May 2024 in crisis of millions "written off".
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Working-age sickness and disability benefit spending is to increase by a further £17.8 billion by 2030/31. 📈
CSJ analysis reveals the number of claimants with no requirement to work has increased by 940,000 since May 2024 in crisis of millions "written off".
CSJ analysis reveals the number of claimants with no requirement to work has increased by 940,000 since May 2024 in crisis of millions "written off".
👏Thank you to Wates Family Enterprise Trust and Thakeham for their partnership with the CSJ and essential insights that made this report possible.
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https://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/skills-to-build
t.co
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
👏Thank you to Wates Family Enterprise Trust and Thakeham for their partnership with the CSJ and essential insights that made this report possible.
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🗣️ Jonathan Hinder MP:
“Thousands of working-class young people - especially boys - could have their life chances transformed through a rewarding career in construction if we get this right.”
“Thousands of working-class young people - especially boys - could have their life chances transformed through a rewarding career in construction if we get this right.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🗣️ Jonathan Hinder MP:
“Thousands of working-class young people - especially boys - could have their life chances transformed through a rewarding career in construction if we get this right.”
“Thousands of working-class young people - especially boys - could have their life chances transformed through a rewarding career in construction if we get this right.”
The CSJ has today published a comprehensive plan with 26 recommendation, including:
🔧A new Future Workforce Credit, a major incentive to hire young workers
🏫Overhauling construction and technical skills to post-16 education
Ending the reliance on migration by backing the next generation instead
🔧A new Future Workforce Credit, a major incentive to hire young workers
🏫Overhauling construction and technical skills to post-16 education
Ending the reliance on migration by backing the next generation instead
The Centre for Social Justice on X: "The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets. 🏠 👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised. https://t.co/mCPWXjLt75" / X
The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets. 🏠 👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised. https://t.co/mCPWXjLt75
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The CSJ has today published a comprehensive plan with 26 recommendation, including:
🔧A new Future Workforce Credit, a major incentive to hire young workers
🏫Overhauling construction and technical skills to post-16 education
Ending the reliance on migration by backing the next generation instead
🔧A new Future Workforce Credit, a major incentive to hire young workers
🏫Overhauling construction and technical skills to post-16 education
Ending the reliance on migration by backing the next generation instead
🏚️Govt's target of 1.5 million new homes by 2029 is already at risk.
To deliver it, the UK will need at least 161,000 additional construction workers, rising to 239,000 by 2030 when projected demand is included📈
This scale of recruitment is unprecedented and is a huge challenge in need of answers.
To deliver it, the UK will need at least 161,000 additional construction workers, rising to 239,000 by 2030 when projected demand is included📈
This scale of recruitment is unprecedented and is a huge challenge in need of answers.
The Centre for Social Justice on X: "The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets. 🏠 👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised. https://t.co/mCPWXjLt75" / X
The homebuilding sector is 161,000 builders short of the workforce needed to meet Government housing targets. 🏠 👷Our upcoming report will outline how we can strengthen the domestic construction workforce AND help the government build the 1.5 million homes promised. https://t.co/mCPWXjLt75
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🏚️Govt's target of 1.5 million new homes by 2029 is already at risk.
To deliver it, the UK will need at least 161,000 additional construction workers, rising to 239,000 by 2030 when projected demand is included📈
This scale of recruitment is unprecedented and is a huge challenge in need of answers.
To deliver it, the UK will need at least 161,000 additional construction workers, rising to 239,000 by 2030 when projected demand is included📈
This scale of recruitment is unprecedented and is a huge challenge in need of answers.
The CSJ has been on construction sites across the UK, and our call for evidence heard from workers, employers and apprentices about the future of the sector.
🎥 Watch our video from earlier this year: x.com/csjthinktank...
🎥 Watch our video from earlier this year: x.com/csjthinktank...
The Centre for Social Justice on X: "Good news about today's apprenticeship reforms and decision to dump GCSE English & Maths⭐ Let's not stop there. We've launched a Call for Evidence into the construction skills shortage👇 https://t.co/Cyohnud9Tn https://t.co/oF0RqxJFPr" / X
Good news about today's apprenticeship reforms and decision to dump GCSE English & Maths⭐ Let's not stop there. We've launched a Call for Evidence into the construction skills shortage👇 https://t.co/Cyohnud9Tn https://t.co/oF0RqxJFPr
x.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The CSJ has been on construction sites across the UK, and our call for evidence heard from workers, employers and apprentices about the future of the sector.
🎥 Watch our video from earlier this year: x.com/csjthinktank...
🎥 Watch our video from earlier this year: x.com/csjthinktank...
Our new report, Skills to Build, sets out the full scale of the crisis and why we can't ‘Build, Baby, Build' without fixing Britain’s construction workforce.
📄Full Report: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/skil...
📄Full Report: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/skil...
Skills to Build
Britain needs more builders – and fast. To build 1.5 million homes, upgrade the existing housing stock, and begin work on a new generation of national infrastructure, the construction industry will…
www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Our new report, Skills to Build, sets out the full scale of the crisis and why we can't ‘Build, Baby, Build' without fixing Britain’s construction workforce.
📄Full Report: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/skil...
📄Full Report: www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/skil...
November 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Read our latest paper below:
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www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/discussions/...
Child Poverty: Putting work and family first
Child poverty (using the official definition of families with income below 60 per cent of median income) within the UK has risen to 30 per cent of children with 4.3 million children affected despite…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Read our latest paper below:
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www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/discussions/...
🗣️ Senior Researcher, Daniel Lilley: “The problem of worklessness is resurfacing and last year's record rise marks a worrying turn for the worse.”
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🗣️ Senior Researcher, Daniel Lilley: “The problem of worklessness is resurfacing and last year's record rise marks a worrying turn for the worse.”
💡The CSJ is calling for action at the Autumn Budget:
👉Boost early years support
👉Put family at the heart of the tax system
👉Reform mental health benefits
👉Build a new Work & Health Service
We must tackle the root causes of poverty.
👉Boost early years support
👉Put family at the heart of the tax system
👉Reform mental health benefits
👉Build a new Work & Health Service
We must tackle the root causes of poverty.
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
💡The CSJ is calling for action at the Autumn Budget:
👉Boost early years support
👉Put family at the heart of the tax system
👉Reform mental health benefits
👉Build a new Work & Health Service
We must tackle the root causes of poverty.
👉Boost early years support
👉Put family at the heart of the tax system
👉Reform mental health benefits
👉Build a new Work & Health Service
We must tackle the root causes of poverty.