Ilona Pinter 🧡
@ilonapin.bsky.social
Researcher #FamilyFinances @uofglasgow.bsky.social & #ChildPovMig @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social PhD @lsesocialpolicy.bsky.social #childrights #asylum #immigration #NRPF #poverty #inequality Lover of strangers & islands https://linktr.ee/ypseekingsafety
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Ilona Pinter 🧡
@ilonapin.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Learning is an essential need
Recent public narratives around asylum-seeking have focused on mostly men arriving by small boats and staying in Home Office commissioned hotels. However, what is the experience of the children and fa...
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The reality for children and families living in deep poverty while receiving Home Office Asylum Support gets little attention. My article for @cpaguk.bsky.social Poverty Journal - 'Learning is an essential need' - looks at what this means for children's education cpag.org.uk/news/learnin...
Probably worth a read for anyone who wants to know more about where the UK is headed:
'The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime' www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
'The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime' www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime
The special issue discusses the intersections between social welfare and migration control, as well as how stratified access to welfare services is used to govern ‘unwanted’ groups. This article explo...
www.degruyterbrill.com
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Probably worth a read for anyone who wants to know more about where the UK is headed:
'The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime' www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
'The Production of Precarity in Denmark’s Asylum Regime' www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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The £155m that has become available and committed to tackling child poverty as a consequence of the abolition of the two-child limit should be used to invest in the Scottish Child Payment.
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The £155m that has become available and committed to tackling child poverty as a consequence of the abolition of the two-child limit should be used to invest in the Scottish Child Payment.
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...families with No Recourse to Public Funds INRPF) who are not entitled to Scottish Child Payment, which like Universal Credit, is a named 'public fund' for immigration purposes. This has harmful consequences for both parents and children.
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
...families with No Recourse to Public Funds INRPF) who are not entitled to Scottish Child Payment, which like Universal Credit, is a named 'public fund' for immigration purposes. This has harmful consequences for both parents and children.
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There are also low-income families who miss out on this support altogether, in particular, parents whose children turn 16 but still live at home face suddenly losing financial support while facing the same costs, as well as...
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There are also low-income families who miss out on this support altogether, in particular, parents whose children turn 16 but still live at home face suddenly losing financial support while facing the same costs, as well as...
Evidence from parents and carers clearly shows the Scottish Child Payment is improving lives for families, according to joint policy briefing produced in partnership with the Family Finances study and participants from Changing Realities.
January 14, 2026 at 7:18 AM
📢 💷 Ahead of the Scottish government budget for 2026-27 published this afternoon, we've published a policy briefing based on findings from our Family Finances study in partnership with colleagues and participants from the @changingrealities.bsky.social project 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
📢 💷 Ahead of the Scottish government budget for 2026-27 published this afternoon, we've published a policy briefing based on findings from our Family Finances study in partnership with colleagues and participants from the @changingrealities.bsky.social project 🧵
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Under govs earned settlement reforms, said NHS mum next door could even be born in the UK but spend her whole childhood without access to key benefits like Child Benefit based on where her parents were from or what they did while she was growing up.
January 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Under govs earned settlement reforms, said NHS mum next door could even be born in the UK but spend her whole childhood without access to key benefits like Child Benefit based on where her parents were from or what they did while she was growing up.
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And *spoiler alert* this policy does disproportionately impact children from racialised backgrounds. But she's right that NO child deserves to grow up in poverty & be excluded from vital support.
January 8, 2026 at 10:28 AM
And *spoiler alert* this policy does disproportionately impact children from racialised backgrounds. But she's right that NO child deserves to grow up in poverty & be excluded from vital support.
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Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Strong stuff from the Chancellor 💪🏻 One slight prob: her gov's NRPF policy (which restricts access to MOST benefits not just UC & which they're planning to extend to those w/ ILR) does precisely this: discriminates between children based on where parents are from www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
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Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
December 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
1/🧵📣NEW STATEMENT
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
Members of the Greater Manchester Asylum Hotels Group have shared a new statement responding to recent changes to the asylum system and how these plans make them feel as people who came to the UK seeking safety.
Share on IG: www.instagram.com/p/DSXLsi3jZI...
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Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
theconversation.com/why-economic...
theconversation.com/why-economic...
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
Feelings of economic insecurity serve as a signal of poor government performance.
theconversation.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Why economic insecurity – not immigration – should be Labour’s top electoral priority
theconversation.com/why-economic...
theconversation.com/why-economic...
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Festive activities should be open to everyone.
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
December 14, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Festive activities should be open to everyone.
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
Schools could offer free or low-cost events, supported by PTA or community resources, so all pupils can take part.
Learn more about making activities accessible here. https://neu.org.uk/latest/library/tackling-poverty-classroom
#NoChildLeftBehind
'How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working' op ed by @emmatominey.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in @scotsman.com via www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
'How the Scottish child payment has made a real difference – and not discouraged parents from working' op ed by @emmatominey.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in @scotsman.com via www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...
Great to see our Family Finances findings covered in the papers - more detail & links to working papers here: bsky.app/profile/ilon...
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds
The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.
www.standard.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Great to see our Family Finances findings covered in the papers - more detail & links to working papers here: bsky.app/profile/ilon...
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds
The research found deprivation and food insecurity would be up to 9% higher without the benefit unique to Scotland.
www.standard.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
'No evidence Scottish child payment really encourages worklessness, study finds' www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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The most common type of children's home provider has been investment ownership.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The most common type of children's home provider has been investment ownership.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
In the past 10 years, the number of for-profit homes has more than doubled and there has been a decrease or plateau in the number of third sector and publicly owned homes.
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New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social :
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Commercialisation and care sufficiency: the privatisation of children's homes in England
Although the commercialisation of care services is intended to produce markets that
respond to care need, it is still unclear whether profit incentives align with population
need. In this Health Polic...
www.thelancet.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social :
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing!
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation
New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing!
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social
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New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Scottish Child Payment | Food Insecurity | Deprivation
New analysis shows the Scottish child payment sharply reduces child deprivation and food insecurity, with no evidence of work disincentives. Discover the findings.
www.lse.ac.uk
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity.
We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.
wow
Slides from a Home Office presentation for employers on “earned settlement” — note the case studies: they explicitly play the “good migrant” versus “bad migrant” narrative. Guess which category Sarah, the American, is placed in?
December 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
wow
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2️⃣ excellent working papers on how Scottish Child Payment 🏴 is making a difference from our very own @ilonapin.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social & the University of York, CASE/LSE & @cpagscotland.bsky.social colleagues Kate Andersen, Suzanna Nesom, Kitty Stewart & Emma Tominey 💪
More detail 👇
More detail 👇
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
2️⃣ excellent working papers on how Scottish Child Payment 🏴 is making a difference from our very own @ilonapin.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social & the University of York, CASE/LSE & @cpagscotland.bsky.social colleagues Kate Andersen, Suzanna Nesom, Kitty Stewart & Emma Tominey 💪
More detail 👇
More detail 👇
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Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
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Stacey from @changingrealities.bsky.social has written such an honest blog about why, even with awful trolling, she won’t stop speaking up for people living in poverty
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
It was a lot. I didn’t realise I’d be placed all over social media. I thought it would be just a couple of pictures for something, but it is what it is now. I have thought about it a lot this morning and I had to put my thoughts down on paper.
www.changingrealities.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Stacey from @changingrealities.bsky.social has written such an honest blog about why, even with awful trolling, she won’t stop speaking up for people living in poverty
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
www.changingrealities.org/blog/why-i-w...
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵