It’s hard to get ahead when every pay rise goes toward rent.

In Contexts, Zachary Parolin looks at how housing costs can undo gains from income supports, and why reducing poverty also means making housing affordable.

➡️ doi.org/10.1177/1536...

#Housing #Poverty #SocialPolicy

Today, our colleague Hannes Lenaerts presented his ongoing research on unequal access to labour market segments among women with a migration background at the #CSBLunchSeminar.

#LabourMarketSegmentation #MigrationResearch #SocialPolicy #Research

Harvard University (@harvard.edu) is hiring:
Lecturer in Domestic Social Policy

#lecturer #socialpolicy #publicpolicy

💡 How can non-profits strengthen their impact while facing growing financial pressure?

Through a pro bono project, Technopolis Group Germany supported Evin e.V. in exploring funding resilience, service quality and staff wellbeing to help shape its future strategy.

#YouthServices #SocialPolicy

Social transfer policies and child poverty in European countries: Evaluating policy alternatives through a multiobjective programming model
Not new but shiny study of 24EU cntries. Reducing poverty requires: universal child benefit&+means testimg
#Poverty #SocialPolicy doi.org/10.1016/j.se....

Applying for public support can be hardest when people have the least capacity to navigate complex procedures. A Dutch doctoral study found that first-time applicants were especially likely to struggle.

#Netherlands #SocialPolicy

Wallner renews call to lower age of criminal responsibility to 12 #Austrianpolitics #socialpolicy #Vorarlberg

Conservatives pledge 'tough love' benefit rules for under-25s #Conservatives #UniversalCredit #YouthEmployment #BenefitReform #SocialPolicy

Lithuania launches Older People’s Week with more than 1,300 events #lithuania #olderpeople #socialpolicy

Stigma operationalised…

New Red Umbrella Research Brief:
Pheterson (1993) Dishonour and Unworthiness
Watch here: youtu.be/I5UPqpBK3TE
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#stigma #feministtheory #criminology #sociology #genderstudies #labourrights #socialpolicy #sxwork #RedUmbrellaResearch

Interesting ideas from @niesrorg.bsky.social around a 'living standards lock' rather than the #triplelock - (beware grating language of 'burden' given little on policy choice alternatives e.g. #wealthtax) #pensions #socialpolicy niesr.ac.uk/news/state-p...

Interesting article on various models of social care available and their relative costings #socialcare #socialpolicy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🔴GSP TURNS 25! 🔴 We explore how the field has evolved, from globalization and social protection to emerging challenges including climate change, digitalization, and AI in our virtual issue!
ow.ly/5JFq50ZPGvq
#GlobalSocialPolicy #SocialPolicy

🔴GSP TURNS 25! 🔴 We explore how the field has evolved, from globalization and social protection to emerging challenges including climate change, digitalization, and AI in our virtual issue!
ow.ly/5JFq50ZPGvq
#GlobalSocialPolicy #SocialPolicy

Some fabulous slides on @dannydorling.bsky.social website, helping to illuminate some crucial issues of our time #socialpolicy #inequality #poverty www.dannydorling.org/books/shatte...

Marking 25 years of Global Social Policy, this Virtual Special Issue explores key challenges like climate change, AI, and inequalities.

Read the collection: https://ow.ly/5JFq50ZPGvq

#GlobalSocialPolicy #SocialPolicy

The 2027 draft state budget allocates 23.3 billion hryvnias to support #children with disabilities and their social integration. Overall social sphere expenditures will rise by 72.6 billion hryvnias.
zmina.info/en/news-en/u...
#Ukraine #SocialPolicy #SocialIntegration #childrenWithDisabilities

📚 New NRP 80 publication: 𝐺𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑉𝑢𝑙𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝐴𝑚𝑏𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 explores support for migrant domestic workers in Switzerland during COVID-19 - and how welfare policies can both alleviate and sustain vulnerability. 🔎

👉 shorturl.at/M6GmV

#NRP80 #SocialPolicy #Migration

🔗 Read the research in full: https://f.mtr.cool/j10j6jgtbk

#SocialPolicy #SocialCare #GenderInequality #Turkey