Thea Raisbeck
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Thea Raisbeck
@msfiveounces
Head of Research @SpringHousing. Visiting Research Fellow @AstonUniversity. Chair @coventry_haven. Housing, Homelessness, MVAWG. My views.
Coventry, England Katılım Kasım 2012
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But if the government wants to do the 'new sheriff cleaning up the town' schtick, it should also be honest about what it's been doing and saying for the last 12 years, and the impact that's had (ends)
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Here's a quick thread about government, social housing and the lack of regulation to ensure tenants have some protection when housing management goes wrong. Because... well... there is a certain level of hypocrisy from current ministers which can't be left unaddressed
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And that's it in a nutshell really. For the last decade and a bit, regulation has prioritised the needs of private finance over the needs of residents. Ministers holding their hands up in horror at the repairs crisis were in the governments which made these decisions
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"We should hold the highest aspirations for both resident experience and the exempt sector as a whole" @msfiveounces @SpringHousing #CharterOfRights #ExemptConference
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📌Our 2019 report 'Exempt from Responsibility?' with @SpringHousing written by @msfiveounces identified probation officers and prisons have seen Birmingham as the easy way to get difficult cases housed.
3 years on and it's still happening❗️
insidehousing.co.uk/news/councils-…
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@k8_lister @LeslieReagan8 Absolutely love your podcast. Great company on my long hikes!
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@CommonwealTweet @msfiveounces @SpringHousing Another great piece of work. Love the line “we must move beyond the rogue landlord rhetoric”. We need to move towards solutions.
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Great piece by @msfiveounces from @SpringHousing reflecting on exempt accommodation and the long road to change and how we must not lose sight of the need for accompanying wider policy reform in the sector. ⬇️
springhousing.org.uk/news/slowly-an…
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Petition: Automatically suspend PR rights of parent guilty of murdering the other parent. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6148…
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New survey alert! We want to find out the impact the current UK cost of living crisis is having on women and children who are experiencing – or have experienced – domestic abuse within the last year. The deadline for responses is Sunday 10th July 2022.⬇️
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3JTD35D
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@homelessimpact @mrmattpeacock @artshomelessint @FEANTSA This looks excellent! Saving to read later.
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Arts and creativity are an intrinsic part of being human. But how does this theory of creativity relate to modern day homelessness prevention? @mrmattpeacock of @artshomelessint explores the contribution of art and sport to ending homelessness @FEANTSA homelessnessimpact.org/publications
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Figures published today by @MoJGovUK show that 54,027 self-harm incidents were recorded in prisons in 2021 - that's about one every 10 minutes.
The self-harm rate has decreased slightly in prisons holding men, but it has risen in prisons holding women.
gov.uk/government/sta…
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This mornings work out is dedicated to @ravbillan in recognition of her incredible 1,500 run streak! 3K jog to start the day. #RunWithRav
Love ya sis! 😘
How it started How it finished
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Food bank users are turning down potatoes as they can’t afford the energy to boil them, reports say today. Sunak - a man whose wife is richer than the Queen - has used the #SpringStatement to largely help top and middle earners. Shameful and all too predictable.
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@JaneRockHouse @JSimpsonjourno @insidehousing @EddieHughes4WN @michaelgove It feels a bit overwhelming after working for so long on this but thank you @JaneRockHouse for your care, compassion, commitment and professionalism around this issue.
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Locally in #Birmingham we hope we have played a part in getting the stories out, and will keep doing so. Nationally, @JSimpsonjourno @insidehousing has led the way on this for a long time. We'll all be watching how this plays out in the months ahead @EddieHughes4WN @michaelgove
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NEW: Govt acts at last on #exempt housing after campaigns centred on #Birmingham - huge joint effort by residents, MPs, @BhamCityCouncil @birmingham_live &more. The headlines, debates, petitions all made it impossible to ignore. Question now is 'how soon' birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…
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@JSimpsonjourno @EddieHughes4WN Thank you @JSimpsonjourno for taking this on when, at the time, it felt many didn’t want to hear it, or it felt too big, or too messy and complex to work through. Your dedication and commitment to this has been invaluable.
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🚨Breaking🚨 Gov to bring in new measures to help tackle 'unscrupulous' exempt accommodation providers and drive up standards in the sector. @EddieHughes4WN has just announced important changes to try and close the net on those exploiting the system
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@JeanHatchet Back at you, wonderful lady. Nigel and his bins made me howl 😂 The only - only - thing I miss now I’m resolutely single is having someone to put the bins out for me…
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Happy International Women’s Day. To women. Just women.
Not your Uncle Keith who is an ally. Not your Nigel cos he puts the bins out and you’re grateful. Not Philip with the tidy wig and the good intentions.
Just women. ✊🏻#InternationalWomensDay2022
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Good to see the government responding to the @CommonsLUHC inquiry into exempt accommodation.
We're pleased @EddieHughes4WN has referenced our research with @SpringHousing & @msfiveounces.
We're greatly looking forward to seeing the results of the inquiry and seeing reform⬇️
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Help me tell the story of an unequal society, where the expected life chances of our babies are so radically different. It would be great to hear from you. DM or email. Thank you 🙏🏽
Jane Haynes@JaneRockHouse
I'm looking to speak to families in #Birmingham with newborns for a special feature, esp if you live in #BalsallHeath #DruidsHeath #Sparkbrook #Lozells #Newtown #AlumRock #CastleVale #BordesleyGreen #KingsNorton #SuttonRoughley #SuttonFourOaks Contact details in bio...Thank you!
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Homelessness has risen 165% in the past decade, with Tory cuts & a broken housing system to blame.
That's why places like @SpringHousing's hostel in Earlsdon – which I visited today – are so important, providing warmth, safety & support for people who have nowhere else to go.
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Fully agree with this. I’ve put on events where I simply don’t have the budget to pay people with LE so don’t invite them & expect them to work all day for free. I see so much LE used by orgs that is exploitative & retraumatising. We can & must do better.
Rose@RoseEmpower
Still orgs exploiting lived experience but it’s good see more are saying no pay me what I’m worth and we can talk……..often the person with LE is often the only unpaid person in the room unless you count luke warm tea, soggy sandwiches & a £10 love to shop voucher payment 🤷🏼♀️
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@RoseEmpower Well you’ve gained me as a follower from it! Thank you for speaking out about it x
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