Sabine Goodwin
@sabinegoodwin.bsky.social
Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN) Director | Anti-poverty campaigner advocating for #cashfirst or income-focused solutions to food insecurity and an end for the need for charitable food aid in the UK | Opinion pieces - www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/opinion
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit will be transformational for children.
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
This is a much-needed fresh start in our country’s efforts to eradicate child poverty and while there is more to do it gives us strong foundations to build on.
1/2
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
We’ve joined @cpaguk.bsky.social & 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
November 12, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We’ve joined @cpaguk.bsky.social & 100+ others in calling for the government to fully scrap the two-child limit. Every child deserves the best start in life. By fully scrapping the two-child limit the government can deliver a decisive shift in children’s opportunities, and in the UK's potential.
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Great to represent @ifanuk.bsky.social in Parliament this morning at the launch of @turn2us.org.uk new campaign.
A brilliant event for a campaign that is desperately needed.
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it.
#stopthestigma #fixthesystem
A brilliant event for a campaign that is desperately needed.
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it.
#stopthestigma #fixthesystem
October 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Great to represent @ifanuk.bsky.social in Parliament this morning at the launch of @turn2us.org.uk new campaign.
A brilliant event for a campaign that is desperately needed.
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it.
#stopthestigma #fixthesystem
A brilliant event for a campaign that is desperately needed.
Our social security system should be there for all of us when we need it.
#stopthestigma #fixthesystem
I'm pleased to have signed the @bigissue.com open letter on behalf of @ifanuk.bsky.social on the need for Westminster to set 'ambitious, measurable' targets within its forthcoming child poverty strategy www.bigissue.com/opinion/gove... Covered here www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
I'm pleased to have signed the @bigissue.com open letter on behalf of @ifanuk.bsky.social on the need for Westminster to set 'ambitious, measurable' targets within its forthcoming child poverty strategy www.bigissue.com/opinion/gove... Covered here www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Today was about hope. Hope for a better Scotland where all of us have enough to flourish. To stand beside friends and colleagues and demand this loudly was a complete joy.
#ScotlandDemandsBetter
#ScotlandDemandsBetter
October 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Today was about hope. Hope for a better Scotland where all of us have enough to flourish. To stand beside friends and colleagues and demand this loudly was a complete joy.
#ScotlandDemandsBetter
#ScotlandDemandsBetter
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Independent Food Aid Network member organisations are proud to be marching today alongside @trussellscot.bsky.social food bank teams, other campaigners, and people from across the length and breadth of Scotland We'll see you there! #ScotlandDemandsBetter @povertyalliance.org
📢Today's the day!
Today we are marching together for a better Scotland.
Join us as #WeDemandBetter
March assembles from 10am (buses arriving from 9:30am) at Scottish Parliament.
Today we are marching together for a better Scotland.
Join us as #WeDemandBetter
March assembles from 10am (buses arriving from 9:30am) at Scottish Parliament.
October 25, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Independent Food Aid Network member organisations are proud to be marching today alongside @trussellscot.bsky.social food bank teams, other campaigners, and people from across the length and breadth of Scotland We'll see you there! #ScotlandDemandsBetter @povertyalliance.org
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Are you at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to hear from speakers including Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets
Today Saturday 11th October 12:30-13:30 #Aberdeen @trussellscot.bsky.social
Today Saturday 11th October 12:30-13:30 #Aberdeen @trussellscot.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Are you at #SNP25 this weekend? Come and join #EndChildPoverty's fringe event to hear from speakers including Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville to explore what must happen now to meet the 2030 child poverty targets
Today Saturday 11th October 12:30-13:30 #Aberdeen @trussellscot.bsky.social
Today Saturday 11th October 12:30-13:30 #Aberdeen @trussellscot.bsky.social
“We urge Ministers to drop these proposals. We urge Scottish MPs to vote against these cuts, sending a strong, positive message to disabled people and carers in Scotland that this Government will build a country free from poverty, not one that
forces people into deeper poverty and destitution.”
forces people into deeper poverty and destitution.”
June 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“We urge Ministers to drop these proposals. We urge Scottish MPs to vote against these cuts, sending a strong, positive message to disabled people and carers in Scotland that this Government will build a country free from poverty, not one that
forces people into deeper poverty and destitution.”
forces people into deeper poverty and destitution.”
The new Crisis and Resilience Fund 'needs to lead to the reframing of the concept of crisis. Inadequate social security payments, cruel cuts to disability benefits, the two-child limit and the benefit cap shouldn’t create hunger emergencies.' @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...
Can Labour end the need for food banks?
The Crisis and Resilience Fund could support the government’s ambition to end mass dependence on emergency food parcels.
www.bigissue.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The new Crisis and Resilience Fund 'needs to lead to the reframing of the concept of crisis. Inadequate social security payments, cruel cuts to disability benefits, the two-child limit and the benefit cap shouldn’t create hunger emergencies.' @bigissue.com #CashFirst
www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/labo...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
We're glad to be in Westminster today calling for an #EssentialsGuarantee @ifanuk.bsky.social member representatives from across the UK are meeting with their local MPs to urge them to act #CashFirst @charlottemwhite.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We're glad to be in Westminster today calling for an #EssentialsGuarantee @ifanuk.bsky.social member representatives from across the UK are meeting with their local MPs to urge them to act #CashFirst @charlottemwhite.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
Today is @abbypreston01.bsky.social's penultimate day with the @ifanuk.bsky.social...We are very grateful to Abby for her hard work and outstanding commitment to IFAN's 'Worrying About Money?' resources project (www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-l...)
Cash first leaflets – Independent Food Aid Network
Find 'Worrying About Money?' resources for your local area
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today is @abbypreston01.bsky.social's penultimate day with the @ifanuk.bsky.social...We are very grateful to Abby for her hard work and outstanding commitment to IFAN's 'Worrying About Money?' resources project (www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/cash-first-l...)
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
We’ve been talking about our #CashFirst trial — now we’re digging into the why.
Week 3 of 4: 30 people receiving direct cash, co-designed with communities, rooted in trust & dignity.
Cash in a crisis isn’t radical — it’s necessary. @ifanuk.bsky.social @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social 1/4
Week 3 of 4: 30 people receiving direct cash, co-designed with communities, rooted in trust & dignity.
Cash in a crisis isn’t radical — it’s necessary. @ifanuk.bsky.social @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social 1/4
June 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We’ve been talking about our #CashFirst trial — now we’re digging into the why.
Week 3 of 4: 30 people receiving direct cash, co-designed with communities, rooted in trust & dignity.
Cash in a crisis isn’t radical — it’s necessary. @ifanuk.bsky.social @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social 1/4
Week 3 of 4: 30 people receiving direct cash, co-designed with communities, rooted in trust & dignity.
Cash in a crisis isn’t radical — it’s necessary. @ifanuk.bsky.social @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social 1/4
“If we are to see a reduction in dependence on emergency food parcels, the universal availability of crisis support via cash payments alongside advice and support to prevent financial insecurity is critical." #CashFirst @bigissue.com @liamgeraghty.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Labour reveals £1bn plan to replace household support fund for poorest families
Labour laid out plans to spend £1bn a year replacing the household support fund with a new crisis and resilience fund at the spending review.
www.bigissue.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
“If we are to see a reduction in dependence on emergency food parcels, the universal availability of crisis support via cash payments alongside advice and support to prevent financial insecurity is critical." #CashFirst @bigissue.com @liamgeraghty.bsky.social
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The Government also announced the Tackling Food Surplus at the Farm Gate scheme last night - £13 million to 12 food charities across England to redistribute fresh produce directly from farms might temporarily alleviate food poverty but it won't 'fight' or address it #CashFirst @ifanuk.bsky.social
Very welcome news on free school meal expansion that will help ease the pressure on families but ultimately free school meals should be available to all children while Universal Credit remains dangerously low and the two-child limit still in place #CashFirst
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Over half a million more children to get free school meals
New entitlement to free school meals for all children in household on Universal Credit.
www.gov.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The Government also announced the Tackling Food Surplus at the Farm Gate scheme last night - £13 million to 12 food charities across England to redistribute fresh produce directly from farms might temporarily alleviate food poverty but it won't 'fight' or address it #CashFirst @ifanuk.bsky.social
Very welcome news on free school meal expansion that will help ease the pressure on families but ultimately free school meals should be available to all children while Universal Credit remains dangerously low and the two-child limit still in place #CashFirst
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Over half a million more children to get free school meals
New entitlement to free school meals for all children in household on Universal Credit.
www.gov.uk
June 5, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Very welcome news on free school meal expansion that will help ease the pressure on families but ultimately free school meals should be available to all children while Universal Credit remains dangerously low and the two-child limit still in place #CashFirst
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Find out about our 'Worrying About Money?' resources project in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the work we undertook in 2024...
bit.ly/wam-england-...
@abbypreston01.bsky.social @emmaosterberg.bsky.social #CashFirst
bit.ly/wam-england-...
@abbypreston01.bsky.social @emmaosterberg.bsky.social #CashFirst
June 3, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Find out about our 'Worrying About Money?' resources project in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland and the work we undertook in 2024...
bit.ly/wam-england-...
@abbypreston01.bsky.social @emmaosterberg.bsky.social #CashFirst
bit.ly/wam-england-...
@abbypreston01.bsky.social @emmaosterberg.bsky.social #CashFirst
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
"If this government is serious in its commitment to the nation’s children, it can’t keep waiting for the stars to align before taking action. It must urgently invest in children and their families, starting with scrapping the two-child limit.” @cpaguk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship
Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
"If this government is serious in its commitment to the nation’s children, it can’t keep waiting for the stars to align before taking action. It must urgently invest in children and their families, starting with scrapping the two-child limit.” @cpaguk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
We’re excited to launch the next phase of Cash First- A Participatory Action Research (PAR) project tackling food insecurity in Lewisham with direct cash support.
Designed with the community, with the aim to drive policy change. @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social
Designed with the community, with the aim to drive policy change. @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We’re excited to launch the next phase of Cash First- A Participatory Action Research (PAR) project tackling food insecurity in Lewisham with direct cash support.
Designed with the community, with the aim to drive policy change. @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social
Designed with the community, with the aim to drive policy change. @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social @ifanuk.bsky.social
'Food bank volunteers might not be able to go on strike, but they can imagine a better future. And they can continue to urge the government to stick to its manifesto promise to end the ‘moral scar on our society’ that has swept them up in its wake.' @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/keir...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/keir...
Keir Starmer promised to end food bank Britain. What happened?
Food bank volunteers are having to face facts, writes Sabine Goodwin, director of the Independent Food Aid Network.
www.bigissue.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
'Food bank volunteers might not be able to go on strike, but they can imagine a better future. And they can continue to urge the government to stick to its manifesto promise to end the ‘moral scar on our society’ that has swept them up in its wake.' @bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/keir...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/keir...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
🔥📖 out today, shares firsthand accounts of how the childcare system is failing parents on a low-income and sets out co-produced recommendations for how it could be improved 🔥📖
changingrealities.org/writings/it-...
[Please read & share this short 🧵]
changingrealities.org/writings/it-...
[Please read & share this short 🧵]
Looking after children is important and vital work; and it’s imperative that parents and carers have access to high quality and affordable childcare, both in order to support their children’s development and also to support them in their other forms of work: be it education, training, caring, or participation in the formal labour market. Recent years have seen a growing focus on the importance of improving the UK’s childcare offer, and we have seen a range of policy changes to try and improve what is provided and on what basis. This briefing sets out the experiences of parents and carers on a low income, and makes clear the distance that still needs to be travelled if we are to move to a situation in which all parents can access affordable and decent childcare provision. We share evidence of parents’ experiences and challenges around finding childcare that fits with working hours; systemic issues with affordability; and the pressing need to improve support for childcare through Universal Credit. There is also a need to improve childcare for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and to rethink how childcare support is made available during school holidays.
changingrealities.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🔥📖 out today, shares firsthand accounts of how the childcare system is failing parents on a low-income and sets out co-produced recommendations for how it could be improved 🔥📖
changingrealities.org/writings/it-...
[Please read & share this short 🧵]
changingrealities.org/writings/it-...
[Please read & share this short 🧵]
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Book your place on our joint Scotland-wide Money Counts training course running next Wednesday 21st of May from 10-11am
➡️ bit.ly/moneycounts-...
@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
#CashFirst
➡️ bit.ly/moneycounts-...
@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
#CashFirst
May 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Book your place on our joint Scotland-wide Money Counts training course running next Wednesday 21st of May from 10-11am
➡️ bit.ly/moneycounts-...
@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
#CashFirst
➡️ bit.ly/moneycounts-...
@citizensadvicescot.bsky.social @trussellscot.bsky.social
#CashFirst
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Read our @abbypreston01.bsky.social's blog on Paving the way for permanent crisis support in England and find out more in our joint report Shaping the Future of Local Welfare and Crisis Support in England - childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#CashFirst
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/paving-...
#CashFirst
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/paving-...
Paving the way for permanent crisis support in England
IntroductionIn the Autumn of 2024, the Chancellor announced a year-long extension to the semi-permanent Household Support Fund (HSF) in England from March 2025. For years, local authorities have endur...
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk
May 15, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Read our @abbypreston01.bsky.social's blog on Paving the way for permanent crisis support in England and find out more in our joint report Shaping the Future of Local Welfare and Crisis Support in England - childrenssociety.org.uk/what-we-do/o...
#CashFirst
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/paving-...
#CashFirst
www.foodaidnetwork.org.uk/post/paving-...
Reposted by Sabine Goodwin
Demand for crisis support is resilient: in 2024, we advised over 83,000 people in England on local social welfare, 95% more than in 2022.
The many households who’ve turned to the HSF over the years will still need support after HSF 7.
The many households who’ve turned to the HSF over the years will still need support after HSF 7.
May 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Demand for crisis support is resilient: in 2024, we advised over 83,000 people in England on local social welfare, 95% more than in 2022.
The many households who’ve turned to the HSF over the years will still need support after HSF 7.
The many households who’ve turned to the HSF over the years will still need support after HSF 7.