Ben Baumberg Geiger
@benbgeiger.bsky.social
Social policy researcher (though sometimes pretends to be a philosopher), Prof co-leading WelfareExperiences project and kcl.ac.uk/csmh work & welfare strand. Was at @BenBaumberg at the other place.
Really like this way of doing system maps with experts by experience, and comparing them to system maps generated by experts & policymakers - a really persuasive way of showing what's missed from research/policy ways of thinking
New @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social blog by @lisagarnham.bsky.social @profellenstu.bsky.social & @clemmiehilloconnor.bsky.social & me summarises what lived experience insights show us that traditional research evidence misses about housing and health: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/c...
Housing, Health, and What Lived Experience Shows Us that the Evidence-base Misses | University of Strathclyde
www.strath.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Really like this way of doing system maps with experts by experience, and comparing them to system maps generated by experts & policymakers - a really persuasive way of showing what's missed from research/policy ways of thinking
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We asked claimants what was the biggest problem with UC, and one issue came up more than any other ⤵️
February 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
We asked claimants what was the biggest problem with UC, and one issue came up more than any other ⤵️
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A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
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The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work
But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours
Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1
But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours
Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The Equality Act should protect disabled people at work
But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours
Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1
But @citizensadvice.bsky.social supported 5,393 people with health-related job discrimination in 2025 - roughly one every 1.5 hours
Mine and @victoria-anns.bsky.social's new report digs into the barriers our disabled clients face at work /1
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🎉I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book! 🎉
“𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦”
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
This book is the final milestone from my PhD and I hope is useful to scholarly debate.
“𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦”
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
This book is the final milestone from my PhD and I hope is useful to scholarly debate.
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM
🎉I’m delighted to announce the publication of my book! 🎉
“𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦”
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
This book is the final milestone from my PhD and I hope is useful to scholarly debate.
“𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐏𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧-𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦”
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
This book is the final milestone from my PhD and I hope is useful to scholarly debate.
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A bit of a Festivus inspired post about CLPMs and RI-CLPMs: floggingpvalues.blog/2026/01/20/t...
The Inconceivability of the CLPM and RI-CLPM
Written by Brent Roberts and not ChatGTP. Really* The existence of an observational scientist can be a frustrating affair. Relegated to second class citizen status due to interest in phenomena that…
floggingpvalues.blog
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
A bit of a Festivus inspired post about CLPMs and RI-CLPMs: floggingpvalues.blog/2026/01/20/t...
Job opportunity - we need a fab new colleague to do quant research on work, welfare and mental health within
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health at King's College London
Apply now for the Postdoctoral Research Associate in Work, Welfare & Mental Health role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Job opportunity - we need a fab new colleague to do quant research on work, welfare and mental health within
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
@kingscsmh.bsky.social (closes 8 Feb)
This is funded until Apr/28, but we'll support you in bids to extend it - please do circulate to suitable ppl!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQD294/p...
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Huh. Turns out officials thought they were dealing with a tolerable risk of harm.
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
January 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Huh. Turns out officials thought they were dealing with a tolerable risk of harm.
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
I really hoped that wasn't the explanation
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There's a key element about the cost of living crisis that a lot of people are missing, according to @luketryl.bsky.social from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social.
He explains the pernicious impact when everyone feels like they're going backwards 👇
He explains the pernicious impact when everyone feels like they're going backwards 👇
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
There's a key element about the cost of living crisis that a lot of people are missing, according to @luketryl.bsky.social from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social.
He explains the pernicious impact when everyone feels like they're going backwards 👇
He explains the pernicious impact when everyone feels like they're going backwards 👇
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Yesterday, over 60 of us fr @changingrealities.bsky.social came together in @10dowingstreet.bsky.social for a reception at which the PM & @darrenpjones.bsky.social thanked us for our efforts to push for action on child poverty. Together, we can make change happen. But this is just the beginning.
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Yesterday, over 60 of us fr @changingrealities.bsky.social came together in @10dowingstreet.bsky.social for a reception at which the PM & @darrenpjones.bsky.social thanked us for our efforts to push for action on child poverty. Together, we can make change happen. But this is just the beginning.
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Precise null results of inequality exposure on educational choices.
I actually was writing almost this exact paper at some point during my PhD but got talked out of it.
Well, I’m glad someone did.
I actually was writing almost this exact paper at some point during my PhD but got talked out of it.
Well, I’m glad someone did.
Exposure to Inequality, Human Capital Investment, and Labor Market Outcomes: Jan Bietenbeck; Matthew Collins; Petter Lundborg; Kaveh Majlesi
NEP/RePEc link
to paper
d.repec.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Precise null results of inequality exposure on educational choices.
I actually was writing almost this exact paper at some point during my PhD but got talked out of it.
Well, I’m glad someone did.
I actually was writing almost this exact paper at some point during my PhD but got talked out of it.
Well, I’m glad someone did.
Great permanent job opportunity for interesting health economists in my department at King's College London - please circulate to anyone who might be a good fit! Deadline 8th Jan
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130565-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130565-...
Lecturer in Health Economics | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Great permanent job opportunity for interesting health economists in my department at King's College London - please circulate to anyone who might be a good fit! Deadline 8th Jan
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130565-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/130565-...
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A long-term picture of participation is helpful - we're more or less at record highs. (@benbgeiger.bsky.social has drawn this chart before so I'm not new here)
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
A long-term picture of participation is helpful - we're more or less at record highs. (@benbgeiger.bsky.social has drawn this chart before so I'm not new here)
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Have written a piece teeing up tomorrow's labour market stats, pointing out the sort-of obvious - that we currently have a problem with unemployment (i.e. demand) not just participation (i.e. supply). www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Labour Market Outlook Q4 2025 • Resolution Foundation
Employment has fallen over the past two years and is substantially lower than it was before the pandemic. Perhaps surprisingly given its central place in policy debates, participation is essentially u...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Have written a piece teeing up tomorrow's labour market stats, pointing out the sort-of obvious - that we currently have a problem with unemployment (i.e. demand) not just participation (i.e. supply). www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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"The big-picture lesson for policymakers is that changes to one part of the benefit system can shift pressures elsewhere, rather than remove them entirely."
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
"The big-picture lesson for policymakers is that changes to one part of the benefit system can shift pressures elsewhere, rather than remove them entirely."
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
📗 Read our report, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social, here: ifs.org.uk/publications...
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NEW: Cuts to non-health-related benefits caused increases in disability benefit claims, our new report finds.
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
December 12, 2025 at 8:15 AM
NEW: Cuts to non-health-related benefits caused increases in disability benefit claims, our new report finds.
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
📗 Jonathan Cribb, @heidikarj.bsky.social, @eduinlatimer.bsky.social, Sam Ray-Chaudhuri and Tom Waters examine the impact of four cuts to benefits in the 2010s [THREAD:🧵]:
4 jobs in Melbourne around work disability prevention & social insurance - looks like an amazing project, deadline 1 February 2026 careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 AM
4 jobs in Melbourne around work disability prevention & social insurance - looks like an amazing project, deadline 1 February 2026 careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
Very pleased to finally have this OECD working paper out (with the brilliant Chris Prinz)! -> take-home message:
**Simple ways of measuring 'disability employment gaps' are often wrong - but better methods are available***
**Simple ways of measuring 'disability employment gaps' are often wrong - but better methods are available***
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Very pleased to finally have this OECD working paper out (with the brilliant Chris Prinz)! -> take-home message:
**Simple ways of measuring 'disability employment gaps' are often wrong - but better methods are available***
**Simple ways of measuring 'disability employment gaps' are often wrong - but better methods are available***
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December 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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3) given gov plans on settlement reforms, including standard 10yr route to settlement plus additional 5+/10+yr penalties for children & families accessing benefits, we are likely to see more not less child poverty before the parliament end
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 AM
3) given gov plans on settlement reforms, including standard 10yr route to settlement plus additional 5+/10+yr penalties for children & families accessing benefits, we are likely to see more not less child poverty before the parliament end
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When has a UK government shied away from claiming this? (Never in the decades I've been living here.) www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
When has a UK government shied away from claiming this? (Never in the decades I've been living here.) www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Another point is how are local authorities or welfare advisers meant to advise families. Getting families to apply for CoC is a key way that LAs get families off s17 children act support. Will they do this now with the potential for 5+/10+ yr penalties? Or will they keep supporting them?
The 'earned settlement' proposals are not yet policy but already doing damage to children in poverty because of the penalties involved
"A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Another point is how are local authorities or welfare advisers meant to advise families. Getting families to apply for CoC is a key way that LAs get families off s17 children act support. Will they do this now with the potential for 5+/10+ yr penalties? Or will they keep supporting them?
Reposted by Ben Baumberg Geiger
The 'earned settlement' proposals are not yet policy but already doing damage to children in poverty because of the penalties involved
"A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The 'earned settlement' proposals are not yet policy but already doing damage to children in poverty because of the penalties involved