Thomas_Lawson’s Tweets

'Unprecedented levels' of women report domestic abuse as impact of cost of living crisis emerges

Polly Neate

@pollyn1

Aug 31

96% of domestic abuse victims say their abuse is worse in the cost of living crisis. 73% can’t afford to leave. Appalling new figures from ⁦

@womensaid

⁩ . Poverty and the unaffordability of housing mean a lack of choices. For some this will be fatal

news.sky.com

"We're seeing more women coming forward than ever before. Every single day we get more and more referrals. The cost of living crisis is making an already broken system even worse."

Tom Clark

@prospect_clark

Sep 1

Just look at these ⁦careful

@jrf_uk

⁩ projections for energy costs as a share of poorer single people’s income through to 2023/24 The red line is 100% of income Without action, people will have LESS THAN NOTHING left for eating or anything else jrf.org.uk/press/stratosp

Dear

the cost of living crisis has left millions worried how they'll make ends meet. I'd like to formally invite you, as the new PM, to join me asap once you take office for a special hour's

@itvMLshow

discussion/Q&A to answer/ease people's concerns.

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Aug 28

Struggling with Energy and Water Bills? Financial support may be available to you. Find out more now: turn2us.org.uk/Your-Situation

Richard Kramer

@RichardKSense

Aug 28

We set up an emergency fund to provide grants to 1000 disabled people & families as people are sick of worry, not knowing they’ll make it through the autumn. We are now asking government to step in and come up with radical solutions to avert a winter of discontent

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Aug 27

Do you want to join us in our fight against poverty in the UK? We are hiring for a number of roles at Turn2us. Visit our Job Board to find out more: turn2us.org.uk/About-Us/Jobs-

Aug 27

The announcement that the energy cap will increase on October 1st means that bills will be considerably higher for around 24 million households. Please visit our our additional energy help for 2022 page to find out more about the support available: turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides

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Peter Matejic

@StatsPeter

Aug 26

I first developed this analysis in Jan & update it with every fresh price cap and forecast - dark purple lines for costs for 2022/23 and 2023/24 have grown every time. We are 36 days from the new cap - and quickly need large pale purple policy solutions for both years to come in.

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@jrf_uk

· Aug 26

NEW JRF analysis of today's Ofgem price cap and new Cornwall Insight forecasts Energy bills will fast outstrip people’s incomes to the point where paying them becomes fantasy Thread

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Polly Neate

@pollyn1

Aug 26

“Total catastrophe” is right. It’s a case of keep saying it in as many ways as we can. So no apologies, there’ll be yet more to come on this from me! What’s more, mitigating the impact of this on homelessness means *prevention* and long term thinking please

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· Aug 26

We've crunched the numbers on what the new energy price cap in October (average £3,549) and new projections for it to rise to £5,386 in January mean for households overall this winter. It's a total catastrophe.

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Aug 26

IMPORTANT Pls share In May govt announced decent help based on predicted 42% rise in the Oct to Apr energy price cap (that'd take a typical bill to £2,800) Now the rise for that period's likely to be 126% (£4,460 for a typical bill) Pls read why & my plea to the new PM Cont/d

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Our position on the impossible situation that so many of us now face.

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· Aug 26

Today’s meteoric rise in the energy cap will cripple those of us in the UK already struggling to stay afloat. This is no longer a choice between heating and eating, but not being able to afford either. Read Turn2us's response in full: turn2us.org.uk/About-Us/Media

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@laurakaykelly

Aug 24

I've long been impressed by

@PoulterWill

's acting. But in this week's #BetterPod, he shows his intelligence, empathy & willingness to get involved in challenging the unfairness in the UK today. Thank you Will,

& Aneita for sharing her story. bigissue.com/news/social-ju

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Aug 24

We are seeking two new board members to engage in the governance and oversight of the charity and to contribute to the development of our board of trustees. Closing date for applications is the 11th September. Learn more: turn2us.org.uk/About-Us/Jobs-

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Curiosity

@Sciencenature14

Aug 19

"Stunning! The ‘Butterfly Nebula’ as captured by Hubble

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Aug 20

125 years later and millions of us are still feeling the devastating impact of poverty. How many more of us have to choose between heating or eating? Join us: turn2us.org.uk/howmanymore #HowManyMore

Paul Johnson

@PJTheEconomist

Aug 17

If Bank of England is right and inflation hits 13% in October then poorer households will experience inflation of c.18%. That's because they spend such a large fraction of their budgets on energy and food, prices of which are rising so fast. 18%... twitter.com/Samfr/status/1

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Don’t miss out. Claim Pension Credit to get a one-off cash boost

Aug 17

If you or a loved one turned 66 before the 25th May, you have until the 18th of August to apply for Pension Credit to receive a one off cost-of-living payment and your backdated entitlement. Find out more:

turn2us.org.uk

Eligible pensioners must claim Pension Credit by August 18th to get the £650 cost of living cash support

Thomas_Lawson

@ThomasJLawson

70 charity bosses issue bombshell plea as vital services 'overwhelmed'

70 charity bosses issue bombshell plea as vital services 'overwhelmed' - Mirror Online

mirror.co.uk

In a letter to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, the leaders of dozens of charities, including the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Age UK, the Children's Society and Macmillan Cancer Support, warned parents...

Paul Johnson

@PJTheEconomist

The long squeeze: rising inflation and the current government support package -

Another point from our piece on cost of living out this morning ifs.org.uk/publications/1 For the poorest fifth of households inflation is set to reach *18%*

ifs.org.uk

The existing package of support Back in May, the government updated their one-off package of support for households, which now totals £24 billion and comprised five main strands: £400 to all househ...

Helen Barnard

@Helen_Barnard

ifs.org.uk/publications/1

This is a seriously scary chart: Inflation for those with the least money due to hit 18% this year. Context: Millions of those people are already doing without essentials, in debt etc. Chart from

@TheIFS

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Families on low incomes need urgent reassurance that they will receive sufficient support to weather the cost-living storm. We, along with 70 other charities, have written to

@trussliz

and

@RishiSunak

to urge them to act now.

Aug 9

An action plan is needed TODAY They are all in the same party, let's call on them to come together for the good of the nation rather than personal point scoring People's livliehoods, mental wellbeing & in some cases very lives depend on this This is a desperate Pls share

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Martin Lewis: Energy bill crisis is on scale of pandemic

Paul Hayes

@paulhayes01

Aug 12

"More than 40% of council homes bought under RTB have been sold on to private landlords, who rent them out at 3-4 times the price of an equivalent property in the social housing sector" #localgov #ukhousing #history

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Jo Maugham

@JolyonMaugham

· Aug 12

The human disaster - and policy failure - of Right to Buy. on.ft.com/3Pru4l2

Thomas_Lawson

@ThomasJLawson

Aug 10

Households already in debt as energy bills rise

bbc.co.uk

Government support needs to double to make up for the huge expected rise in bills, the consumer expert says.

Wandsworth Foodbank

@WandsworthFB

Aug 9

It’s estimated that 7 million UK households could be missing out on benefits they're entitled to. You can check you’re receiving all the benefits that you’re entitled to, using a free online benefits calculators from

@entitledto

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Aug 9

Tragic news The latest

@CornwallInsight

prediction, based on Ofgem's new methodology, is an 81% price cap rise in Oct (taking typical bill to £3,582/yr) and a further 19% in Jan (so £4,266/yr) Action & planning is needed now. The zombie govt needs wake up sooner than 5 Sept...

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Ben Chu

@BenChu_

Aug 8

For the most vulnerable households - those in the bottom quintile - the benefit of reversing the NI hike would be just £60, a tenth of the average projected bill increase....10/

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Sandi Toksvig

@sanditoksvig

· Aug 3

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An open letter from Sandi Toksvig to the Archbishop of Canterbury condemning his recent statement that gay sex is a sin.

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Bristol bus boycott organiser Roy Hackett dies aged 93

Debra Allcock Tyler

@DebAllcockTyler

Aug 3

So much this.

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Refugee Action

@RefugeeAction

· Aug 3

If deporting people to Rwanda is ‘the answer’, what’s the question?

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Thomas_Lawson

@ThomasJLawson

Aug 3

Bristol bus boycott organiser Roy Hackett dies aged 93

bbc.co.uk

Tributes are paid to "humble freedom fighter" Mr Hackett, one of the Bristol Bus Boycott organisers.

Aug 1

How many more of us need to lose sleep over financial worries? Will you help families put food on the table and keep the lights on? Text T2U125 to 70970 to give £5 today. #HowManyMore #donate

Jul 30

Struggling with energy and water bills? Find out what benefits, grants and other schemes may be available to you: turn2us.org.uk/Your-Situation

Charities concerned as details of £400 energy bill support for Britain revealed

Michael Clarke

@redmedicine

Jul 29

It seemed so simple. Apply a credit of £400 to every energy bill. No means testing or mucking about, just a straightforward shot in the energy arm for everyone. But apparently that was far too sensible…

theguardian.com

Money for households to be issued in instalments over six months, but there are fears the most vulnerable could miss out

Jul 28

125 years of tackling poverty. How many more? #HowManyMore Join us: turn2us.org.uk/About-Us/Our-C

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Jul 27

NEWS: It gets worse! I've just got uodated price cap predictions from

@CornwallInsight

. The latest spike in year-ahead wholesale price means the OCT cap prediction is now UP 78% (so £3,500/yr on typical bills) & likely up again in Jan. Its will be desperate. Intervention needed

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CA cost of living data dashboard

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are launching our first cost of living data dashboard, which gives people insight into the problems people are facing. You can look into the data here:

public.flourish.studio

A Flourish story by Citizens Advice

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Jul 28

Just done an interview on

@BBCr4today

. calling for Sunak, Truss & Johnson to urgently meet (they are part of same party after all) to come up with an action plan to urgently intervene in the disastrous predicted 77% energy price cap due Oct This isn't the time for a flaccid govt

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