Maddy Rose
@maddyirose.bsky.social
Welfare policy research at Citizens Advice
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Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
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📰New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing ahead of the #Autumnbudget: The Government if failing private renters by freezing #LocalHousingAllowance #LHA.
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📰New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing ahead of the #Autumnbudget: The Government if failing private renters by freezing #LocalHousingAllowance #LHA.
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New blog out today, as part of our work with @healthfoundation.bsky.social, looking at the unequal health impacts of the current system of housing cost support that fails to cover people's rent.
As the #AutumnBudget approaches, we're calling on the Chancellor to unfreeze Local Housing Allowance (LHA) to support people on low incomes as private rents continue to soar.
Read more in our blog ⤵️
https://t.co/xTGMQRoFsk https://t.co/ijj5LHQyVC
Read more in our blog ⤵️
https://t.co/xTGMQRoFsk https://t.co/ijj5LHQyVC
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
New blog out today, as part of our work with @healthfoundation.bsky.social, looking at the unequal health impacts of the current system of housing cost support that fails to cover people's rent.
📢Young disabled people could face benefit cuts of more than £420 a month if government plans go ahead.
Young people deserve real support - not cuts that could push them into poverty.
New blog from me & @victoria-anns.bsky.social: medium.com/p/62015a6f0b12
Young people deserve real support - not cuts that could push them into poverty.
New blog from me & @victoria-anns.bsky.social: medium.com/p/62015a6f0b12
The government must cancel plans to cut disability benefits for young people
This blog has been co-written by Maddy Rose, Senior Policy Researcher, and Victoria Anns, Policy Researcher.
medium.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📢Young disabled people could face benefit cuts of more than £420 a month if government plans go ahead.
Young people deserve real support - not cuts that could push them into poverty.
New blog from me & @victoria-anns.bsky.social: medium.com/p/62015a6f0b12
Young people deserve real support - not cuts that could push them into poverty.
New blog from me & @victoria-anns.bsky.social: medium.com/p/62015a6f0b12
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There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts
Spending is controlled, not spiralling
Worklessness is near record lows
My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...
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DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
A fresh start: transforming engagement with disabled benefits claimants through a case worker model
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
DWP plans to introduce a ‘support conversation’ for disabled claimants who don’t currently meet a work coach. My new paper explores how this conversation can be done effectively and avoid causing harm 🧵
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
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📢No more waiting on the 5 week wait, says my @citizensadvice.bsky.social colleague @julia-rt.bsky.social
The 5 week wait for a first UC payment means families end up in debt to DWP -leading to deductions from future payments that cause real hardship
This needs to change medium.com/citizens-adv...
The 5 week wait for a first UC payment means families end up in debt to DWP -leading to deductions from future payments that cause real hardship
This needs to change medium.com/citizens-adv...
No more waiting on the 5 week wait
This autumn, the government has the chance to take action on one of Universal Credit’s longest-standing problems: “the 5 week wait”.
medium.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
📢No more waiting on the 5 week wait, says my @citizensadvice.bsky.social colleague @julia-rt.bsky.social
The 5 week wait for a first UC payment means families end up in debt to DWP -leading to deductions from future payments that cause real hardship
This needs to change medium.com/citizens-adv...
The 5 week wait for a first UC payment means families end up in debt to DWP -leading to deductions from future payments that cause real hardship
This needs to change medium.com/citizens-adv...
Delays to benefit reassessments are leaving disabled people in limbo.
Some are waiting *over a year* to be reassessed after their health declined & are missing out on vital £ support in the meantime.
Great blog from @scollerton.bsky.social
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/work-capabil...
Some are waiting *over a year* to be reassessed after their health declined & are missing out on vital £ support in the meantime.
Great blog from @scollerton.bsky.social
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/work-capabil...
Work Capability Assessment delays are leaving disabled people in limbo
Disabled people can get extra support under Universal Credit (UC) if they’re found eligible after a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). But…
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Delays to benefit reassessments are leaving disabled people in limbo.
Some are waiting *over a year* to be reassessed after their health declined & are missing out on vital £ support in the meantime.
Great blog from @scollerton.bsky.social
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/work-capabil...
Some are waiting *over a year* to be reassessed after their health declined & are missing out on vital £ support in the meantime.
Great blog from @scollerton.bsky.social
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/work-capabil...
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Over 10,000 people have added their name to keep Hampstead women's pond inclusive.
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive
A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back
goodlawproject.org
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Over 10,000 people have added their name to keep Hampstead women's pond inclusive.
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
It only takes 1 minute. Will you join them?
https://goodlawproject.org/petition/keep-hampstead-womens-pond-inclusive
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📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support
September 29, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📢 Benefit cuts don’t have widespread support
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Our latest data shows that people’s problems are becoming more urgent and more complex.
And the systems designed to support them are harder to navigate than ever.
Join us on 25 September to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ https://bit.ly/41XFPsn #CADataInsights
And the systems designed to support them are harder to navigate than ever.
Join us on 25 September to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ https://bit.ly/41XFPsn #CADataInsights
September 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Our latest data shows that people’s problems are becoming more urgent and more complex.
And the systems designed to support them are harder to navigate than ever.
Join us on 25 September to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ https://bit.ly/41XFPsn #CADataInsights
And the systems designed to support them are harder to navigate than ever.
Join us on 25 September to hear from a panel of experts and explore our data ⤵️ https://bit.ly/41XFPsn #CADataInsights
Whilst the U turn on PIP cuts was a massive win, there's still lots of reasons we're concerned about the UC bill...
The changes in the bill cut disability support for new claimants, creating a 2 tier system, as outlined here by
@victoria-anns.bsky.social
The changes in the bill cut disability support for new claimants, creating a 2 tier system, as outlined here by
@victoria-anns.bsky.social
Cuts to disability benefits weren’t totally averted!
🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
🚨New report out today explaining why the Universal Credit Bill will harm disabled people and exploring who will be impacted by the cuts.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
Not so Universal: the two-tiered health element. How the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.
Briefing by Victoria Anns on how the Universal Credit Bill will create a two-tiered system for disabled people.
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
September 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Whilst the U turn on PIP cuts was a massive win, there's still lots of reasons we're concerned about the UC bill...
The changes in the bill cut disability support for new claimants, creating a 2 tier system, as outlined here by
@victoria-anns.bsky.social
The changes in the bill cut disability support for new claimants, creating a 2 tier system, as outlined here by
@victoria-anns.bsky.social
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New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.
August 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
New @citizensadvice.bsky.social briefing published with @julia-rt.bsky.social on how Universal Credit can adapt to promote income stability for working households. We set out policy options for the UC review to consider to reflect the reality of low paid employment.
🚨 We're hiring a Policy Research Assistant in the Families, Welfare and Work team at Citizens Advice🚨
Come and help us make the benefits system fairer (and work with lots of lovely people)!
Deadline to apply is 21st August: www.jobtrain.co.uk/citizensadvi...
Come and help us make the benefits system fairer (and work with lots of lovely people)!
Deadline to apply is 21st August: www.jobtrain.co.uk/citizensadvi...
Policy Research Assistant:Blended between office and home (England and Wales)
www.jobtrain.co.uk
August 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨 We're hiring a Policy Research Assistant in the Families, Welfare and Work team at Citizens Advice🚨
Come and help us make the benefits system fairer (and work with lots of lovely people)!
Deadline to apply is 21st August: www.jobtrain.co.uk/citizensadvi...
Come and help us make the benefits system fairer (and work with lots of lovely people)!
Deadline to apply is 21st August: www.jobtrain.co.uk/citizensadvi...
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The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives.
This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵
🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵
🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
Work incentives aren't working: is the Universal Credit review asking the right questions?
www.citizensadvice.org.uk
July 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The narrative around Universal Credit has long centred around work incentives.
This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵
🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
This new briefing examines how effective UC is at encouraging employment – and how that focus may have overshadowed the deeper complexities of getting into work. 🧵
🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
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Govt dropped cuts to PIP, but today's Committee report highlights MPs' concerns that many disabled people will be pushed into poverty by remaining cuts to Universal Credit's health element. In evidence to the inquiry I warned of the hardship this will cause. 1/5
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Tens of thousands at risk of poverty despite Labour’s benefit U-turn, MPs warn
Changes to welfare reforms not enough to protect newly sick and disabled people from financial hardship
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Govt dropped cuts to PIP, but today's Committee report highlights MPs' concerns that many disabled people will be pushed into poverty by remaining cuts to Universal Credit's health element. In evidence to the inquiry I warned of the hardship this will cause. 1/5
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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🚨 New report alert 🚨
We’ve launched our first local deep dive research into health inequalities - starting in Chapeltown, Leeds.
What does geography have to do with health & work? Quite a lot, it turns out. 🧵
We’ve launched our first local deep dive research into health inequalities - starting in Chapeltown, Leeds.
What does geography have to do with health & work? Quite a lot, it turns out. 🧵
July 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🚨 New report alert 🚨
We’ve launched our first local deep dive research into health inequalities - starting in Chapeltown, Leeds.
What does geography have to do with health & work? Quite a lot, it turns out. 🧵
We’ve launched our first local deep dive research into health inequalities - starting in Chapeltown, Leeds.
What does geography have to do with health & work? Quite a lot, it turns out. 🧵
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Why shouldn't someone assessed by DWP as too unwell to work & facing significant extra costs due to disabilities & poor health receive state support at least around the rate of a minimum wage salary?
I spoke to Ian Collins on TalkTV earlier about (misleading) reports today on this subject
I spoke to Ian Collins on TalkTV earlier about (misleading) reports today on this subject
July 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Why shouldn't someone assessed by DWP as too unwell to work & facing significant extra costs due to disabilities & poor health receive state support at least around the rate of a minimum wage salary?
I spoke to Ian Collins on TalkTV earlier about (misleading) reports today on this subject
I spoke to Ian Collins on TalkTV earlier about (misleading) reports today on this subject
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1) New report alert 📚! Written [email protected] and myself, it looks at the relationship between health and work. It is the first report from our wider project on health inequalities, funded by @healthfoundation.bsky.social. 🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
July 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
1) New report alert 📚! Written [email protected] and myself, it looks at the relationship between health and work. It is the first report from our wider project on health inequalities, funded by @healthfoundation.bsky.social. 🔗 www.citizensadvice.org.uk/policy/publi...
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We're still asking MPs to vote against the disability cuts bill tomorrow.
New blog explaining why is out now:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/3-reasons-wh...
New blog explaining why is out now:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/3-reasons-wh...
July 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We're still asking MPs to vote against the disability cuts bill tomorrow.
New blog explaining why is out now:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/3-reasons-wh...
New blog explaining why is out now:
wearecitizensadvice.org.uk/3-reasons-wh...
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As mentioned in the welfare bill amendment, the Government has not yet published any analysis on the employment effects of its benefit cuts.
Here at @resfoundation.bsky.social, we gave it a go last month...
Here at @resfoundation.bsky.social, we gave it a go last month...
June 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
As mentioned in the welfare bill amendment, the Government has not yet published any analysis on the employment effects of its benefit cuts.
Here at @resfoundation.bsky.social, we gave it a go last month...
Here at @resfoundation.bsky.social, we gave it a go last month...
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The government’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, experts warn.
The new rules won’t take into account menstruation or some women’s extra toilet requirements.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The new rules won’t take into account menstruation or some women’s extra toilet requirements.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Labour’s benefit cuts will have ‘devastating’ impact on disabled women, say charities
Organisations say planned four-point rule will not properly take into account menstruation and other hygiene needs
www.theguardian.com
June 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The government’s disability cuts will have a “devastating” impact on women’s health and dignity and could breach equality law, experts warn.
The new rules won’t take into account menstruation or some women’s extra toilet requirements.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The new rules won’t take into account menstruation or some women’s extra toilet requirements.
My exclusive: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
UC & PIP bill proposes the biggest cuts to disability benefits since OBR was created. It would:
✂️cut benefits for 3.2m disabled ppl
📈Push 300,000-400,000 into poverty, including 50,000 children
📈 Drive 440,000 into severe hardship
New joint briefing: www.ucpipbill.co.uk
✂️cut benefits for 3.2m disabled ppl
📈Push 300,000-400,000 into poverty, including 50,000 children
📈 Drive 440,000 into severe hardship
New joint briefing: www.ucpipbill.co.uk
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -
On Tuesday 1st July, MPs will be asked to vote on the UC & PIP Bill, which contains the biggest cuts to social security in a decade. This briefing from ten organisations including Scope, Citizens Advi...
www.ucpipbill.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
UC & PIP bill proposes the biggest cuts to disability benefits since OBR was created. It would:
✂️cut benefits for 3.2m disabled ppl
📈Push 300,000-400,000 into poverty, including 50,000 children
📈 Drive 440,000 into severe hardship
New joint briefing: www.ucpipbill.co.uk
✂️cut benefits for 3.2m disabled ppl
📈Push 300,000-400,000 into poverty, including 50,000 children
📈 Drive 440,000 into severe hardship
New joint briefing: www.ucpipbill.co.uk
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As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The definition of madness
Governments need to stop making the same incredibly expensive mistake over and over again
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As it's in the news again - this is the post I wrote a few months ago on why the disability benefits bill has been going up.
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
Essentially, you can't remove need by removing support - it just pops up as a cost somewhere else.
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
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Govt is pushing through significant cuts to disability benefits to get people into work.
But are there appropriate, or even enough, good jobs for disabled people to move into?
New JRF analysis finds evidence that there aren't, meaning even more hardship for disabled people.
But are there appropriate, or even enough, good jobs for disabled people to move into?
New JRF analysis finds evidence that there aren't, meaning even more hardship for disabled people.
Ahead of a crucial vote on cuts to disability benefits, our new evidence casts doubt on whether jobs are even available for disabled people facing cuts 📢
The analysis found that the parts of the country among the hardest hit by the cuts have fewer job opportunities 1/3
The analysis found that the parts of the country among the hardest hit by the cuts have fewer job opportunities 1/3
June 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Govt is pushing through significant cuts to disability benefits to get people into work.
But are there appropriate, or even enough, good jobs for disabled people to move into?
New JRF analysis finds evidence that there aren't, meaning even more hardship for disabled people.
But are there appropriate, or even enough, good jobs for disabled people to move into?
New JRF analysis finds evidence that there aren't, meaning even more hardship for disabled people.