Becki (She/They)The #AutumnStatement from #JeremyHunt
🧵🧵🧵 (my initial thoughts)
Can it be clarified: is the "#NationalLivingWage the same as the #NationalMinimumWage? Because if not, then a "raise" is pointless...?
I've noticed that there's a lot of deflection - "It's bad her, but oh look, it's worse there!"
Focus on here please, and less elsewhere.
#DWP #DepartmentforWorkandPensions
A rise of "economically inactive working age adults of 630,000 since the start of the pandemic": This is unsurprising, and I'm glad their noting that this is probably an impact of the pandemic. They are going to do a review into WHY.
Now I think that's a good idea, BUT, I don't trust it. There are many things impacting on people working, from being carers, to the issue around the gig economy. I don't trust any research the #Tory government implements.
Let's point out this quote from #JeremyHunt: "I am also committed to helping people already in-work to raise their incomes, progress in work, and become financially independent." This is good, but it's not the people in employment's fault. It's the employer and the government.
Also, when does the #DWP expect these people who are in employment to meet with these "work coaches"? This is once again punishing those who are trying to make ends meet.
I'm really glad to see that #EmploymentAndSupportAllowance #ESA will now not be folded into #UniversalCredit until 2028. This is something that has terrified many, me included.
#JeremyHunt investing more in #Fraud and error shows that there is still a bad narrative of claimants
darryl@buddingtherapy on the other hand referring people on #universalcredit to work/life coaches is disgraceful. How are they going to handle this, are they going to cut peoples benefit if they can’t get time off from their low paid jobs to attend?
@darryl exactly one of my worries!!