rachelcasey.bsky.social
Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social Posting about poverty, inequality, communities and places. From the Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, views my own.
👤 Joined on 20 February 2025
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@rachelcasey.bsky.socialIt was a pleasure working with the @kinship.works team - @jamestplunkett.bsky.social, @emilyjmacaulay.bsky.social, Laura & @annadent.bsky.social - and the excellent @jrf-uk.bsky.social team - @yasminibison.bsky.social @katieschmuecker.bsky.social @rachelcasey.bsky.social @joshwesterling.bsky.social
Show PostGreat thread from @rachelcasey.bsky.social. One of the key messages is don't forget the role of childhood poverty in any discussion of what's needed to reduce the number of NEETs.
Show Post"Trusted with money and no conditions attached, the young people in our trial made choices that reduced their demand on crisis services across the board." ✍️ Writing for @bigissue.com, @michael-sanders.bsky.social argues our cash transfers study challenges traditional assumptions about welfare
Show Post⛓️ ‘Where jobs went, so did the things that held communities together' Poverty affects the whole of the UK, but it’s not distributed evenly. Our analyst @scothunter.bsky.social sets out where poverty is most acute, and the action needed for all communities to thrive, no matter where they are.
Show PostPoverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
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