Jane Millar

@DharshiniDavid @Peston @afneil @bbclaurak @MartinSLewis @paullewismoney @Mason @RachelReevesMP @Keir_Starmer @patmcfaddenmp @The_SSAC @CommonsWorkPen @Debbie_abrahams @JohannaBaxter @SteveDarlingMP @damienegan @Hack4Labour @JohnMilneLD @grahamemorris @HackneyAbbott @meaglemp @angelaeagle @AdviceNI @jrf_uk @KatieSchmuecker @Helen_Barnard @CPAGUK @alisongcpag @PJTheEconomist @Alex__Clegg @resfoundation @Feeding_Britain @johnfinucane @JimShannonMP @JimAllister @RobinSwann_MP @SorchaEastwood @carlalockhart @patcullen9 @CathalMall @columeastwood @TrussellUK @CAPuk @PovertyAlliance @savechildrenuk @NeilDotObrien @LordWeirDUP @MaeveSherlock @UKLabour And this Ruth Lister article is essential reading ... compassonline.org.uk/tackling-child… " ... an estimated one in twelve children escaping the frying pan of the two-child limit will be no better off because they’ll be caught in the fire of the [benefit] cap ..."

Congratulations🎉to all of the social scientists recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List incl. our Fellows Prof Paul Bartholomew, Prof Wendy Carlin, Prof Teresa Cremin, Prof Paul Mizen, Prof Andrew Pithouse, Prof Jennifer Rubin & Prof Andrew Steptoe. acss.org.uk/news/academy-f…

We start 2026 with a look back at our last edition of 2025, focused on disability benefits. JSSL 2025(3) reviews the new 'Pathways to Work' agenda, the position of young citizens in need of disability benefits, and the experiences of veterans of disability benefit assessments🧵

‘tis the season to be jolly… misleading, in the Daily Mail. This time the Mail manages to give a 3 child family on benefits over £25k more than is true when comparing with a single high earner. The details benefitsinthefuture.com

👀 Photos from the premiere of Red, our short film Red, which follows a young girl's spiral into the world of serious violence. Funded by @LDN_VRU. Thanks to Cineworld at the O2 for hosting this event and @innereyeprod for bringing our vision to life. Royalgreenwich.gov.uk/Red

New cross-nation analysis from York, Glasgow & LSE finds the Scottish Child Payment has led to significant drops in child material deprivation and food insecurity. Without it, rates would be 8–9 percentage points higher, affecting 70,000+ children. ow.ly/q1Bg50XInx6

We’re looking for a maternity cover for our head of policy. If you’re interested in a great job at a great organisation at a great time then get in touch! cpag.org.uk/jobs/current-v…

We're delighted to launch School Shouldn't Cost: Young People's Poverty and Education Manifesto. Five key calls set out what thousands of young people across Scotland say should happen to reduce the impact of poverty in their schools. Find it here: tinyurl.ee/EnLSx

📣 Dr Joanna Clifton-Sprigg will talk about her joint work with Jonathan James, investigating the relationship between parental WFH & school absence in England following the COVID-19 pandemic. 📆 Join us on 11 Dec, 1pm-2.30pm ➡️ buff.ly/gycDDpV

The government's 'Tackling Child Poverty Strategy' is published today. A document which finally puts children experiencing poverty front and centre of government decision making. Read our response, and the response from someone who has grown up in poverty, below 👇

🚨 NEW: 45% of UK adults agree that scrapping the two-child limit is the most effective way to tackle child poverty. When the public get more info about the two-child limit, they are in favour of it being scrapped, which is the action the UK Govt correctly took at the Budget.

Scrapping the two-child limit will also benefit Scottish government, who had planned to mitigate the impact of this policy. Here is a statement from the Scottish End Child Poverty Coalition

Rachel Reeves has today done more to transform the lives of 450,000 of Britain’s poorest children than any of the seven previous Conservative chancellors, who, in 14 long years, did nothing but harm to the lives of vulnerable children. newstatesman.com/politics/uk-po…

‘This is a transformative victory for children’ labourlist.org/2025/11/scrapp…

Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.

Every child deserves the best start in life and with today’s decision government has done the right thing. 2/2

Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children. This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on. 1/2

We’re expecting the Child Poverty Strategy any day. We asked children what they’d like to say to the PM about their hopes and concerns. Robyn said: 'I’m writing to you since some families are going through something called poverty, which is not okay!'

With govt’s child poverty strategy expected soon, new evidence shows most teachers want more action on child poverty. 86% of teachers polled by @NEUnion say child poverty is limiting opportunity for their pupils to some extent. Two in five say it's limiting it greatly. 1/5

NEW: Half a million more children will benefit from Labour's free breakfast clubs from April next year.