Law Centre NI is excited to announce it has opened recruitment for a Senior Lawyer for its Migration Justice Team. More information is available on our website. lawcentreni.org/about-us/caree…

Excl: A woman had her housing benefit unlawfully cut by a council - which then tried to evict her when she couldn’t afford rent. A DWP algorithm had wrongly flagged her as a fraud risk, lawyers say. A tale about our "dehumanising" benefit system 👇 independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

We've successfully dealt with some of these automated risk reviews. Unwarranted serious consequences for claimants. linkedin.com/posts/free-rep…. Check our website for more details about our service.

The old, paternalistic idea of motivation animates the development new digital welfare services. Focus group data from 4 countries, with unemployed people, policymakers and caseworkers shows how. Ray Griffin doi.org/10.1002/ajs4.3…

Maidin mhaith. Pulled a bit of an all-nighter to deliver a project so this is exactly what is needed this morning. And coffee.

Our colleagues in Law Centre NI are recruiting for a Senior Lawyer for its Migration Justice Team. More information is available on their website. lawcentreni.org/about-us/caree… #jobfairy

Why does the UK need a shake up of workers' rights? Well, if we tackled labour market insecurity, it would make the UK look a lot more like a normal country. Learn more in the 14th annual Low Pay Britain report ⤵️ buff.ly/47fIM9h

Have you checked out the #ChallengePoverty Week events calendar? There's lots of events to sign up to, including this one with Scottish Women's Budget Group and Glasgow Disability Alliance which is sure to fill up quickly: 🗓️Thurs 10th October, 10.30am Sign up here: povertyalliance.org/event/disabled…

New analysis by PLP researcher Caroline Selman, working in partnership with @CELC, has highlighted that Black Universal Credit claimants and mixed ethnic groups are more likely to be sanctioned. Here's why we think the DWP needs to take action: theguardian.com/society/2024/s…

A fascinating paper by Ray Griffin and team, and part of a forthcoming special on Activation and the Digital Welfare State. More to come ...

Another early review from the upcoming special issue on Activation and the Digital Welfare State from the excellent PHUC NGUYEN and team. Digital welfare‐to‐work in the global south: A case of Indonesian pre‐employment card program onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj…

❤️‍🩹 REPORT: The UK is the sick man of Europe. The IPPR Commission on Health & Prosperity has spent the last three years diagnosing the problem & developing the medicine. Today we launch the most ambitious blueprint for the nation's health since Beveridge. ippr.org/articles/our-g…

Immediate job starts available at Sainsbury's, West Belfast by calling to our Solidarity Hub this Friday morning. Bring along your CV and get chatting to Conall from Gateway to Choices and the Sainsbury's team to see what's on offer. #Community

Calls from IPPR for a “right to try” for people on health or disability benefits – a government commitment to a new and guaranteed period where people in receipt of benefits can “try” work with no risk to welfare status or award level (good idea!)

A blueprint for the future of English universities, seen exclusively by #R4Today as part of our Listener Series, includes a call for higher tuition fees linked to inflation. Universities UK president Dame Sally Mapstone says any rise 'shouldn't be seen as some kind of arms

So complain to politicians who are the actual people who can change things. But remember that if you want to increase sentences you need more prison places, probation, judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, crown court rooms, legal aid etc. System wide approach not piece meal

Calling all students! The Law Centre is hosting a free online seminar to show students how the power of the law can be utilised to make long-lasting and impactful social change. 🗓️7th October ⌚️13:00 to 14:00 📌Online via Zoom Register below⬇️ bit.ly/3MHLkDt

Put it in the bin! 👏👏👏 telegraph.co.uk/money/labour-c…

The typical person in Northern Ireland is in early middle age. The overall median age is 40.2. For men it’s 39.1 & for woman 41.1. In 1986 the median age was just under 30.

"Humanity has been stripped from the digital world: deliberately, maliciously."