π¨NEW: There are now more than TWO MILLION over-50s on out-of-work benefits.
This is up by 600,000 since the pandemic.π
The financial instability and poor health of thousands in their golden years is rising.
The CSJβs Beyond Midlife Commission has set out to restore opportunity in later life.π€
π¨BREAKING: Rough sleeping has hit a record high.
Our plan to change livesπ
π΄Double Housing First places across England
π΄ Help homeless non-UK nationals return home
π΄ Tackle root causes with addiction and health support
Stay tuned for our inaugural Rough Sleeping Trackerπ
Family stability is one of the biggest predictors of educational and economic outcomes. Yet marriage rates are at a 50 year low.ππ
Addressing the issue is the first step to supporting the 80% of young people who still want to get married.
Hear Ed Davies thoughts on BBC Radio London below.π
πQUESTIONS BELOWπ
Marriage rates have collapsed over the past 50 yearsβοΈβπ₯
We think this matters. But whyβ
β€οΈThis weekend, Research Director Ed Davies will take on a Valentineβs Day edition of CSJ Mastermind, taking your hard-hitting questionsπ«΅π§
Drop a question belowπ¬
Our latest report, 'I Do?'
Marriage still matters to young people, so why won't our politicians talk about it?
πA 77% drop in marriage rates
π΅More pensioners marrying than people in their 20s
Our new paper I Do? asks why. Read it below. π
Read βI Do?β now:
www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/i-do...
π£οΈDaniel Lilley, Head of Youth:
βPeople want to get married. We need to be fostering an environment where marriage is much easier.β
And this isnβt through lack of will: nearly 9 in 10 women and 8 in 10 men want to get married.π«΄
Itβs no wonder - divorce rates after coupleβs 10th anniversary are at their lowest rate in forty years.π₯³
Weβve been asking young people if marriage is important - follow us to watch.π₯
π©βπΌUntil the turn of the century, the median age of marriage for women had never hit 30.
Itβs now 33.
Men just arenβt getting married anymore.π
NEW: Marriage rates have collapsed over the past half a century.π
After national shocks (WWI, WWII) marriage rates usually pick up. This hasnβt happened post-Covid.π
A male pensioner is now more likely to get married than a man in their early 20s.π
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CSJ research was cited across several debates, by parties of all colours, in Parliament yesterday π£οΈ
π¦ @alistrathern.bsky.social and Carla Lockhart MP on men and boys
π«Lord Young on school absence
π·Helen Whately and @swdevonrebecca.bsky.social on our Welfare 2030 project
More on these campaignsπ
πΌ NOW HIRING: Researcher/Senior Researcher (Social Contract)
This is a new area of research for the CSJ, demanding high levels of personal motivation and drive to turn the idea into a reality π₯
Are you an analytical individual with excellent research skills? Apply now! β¬οΈ
New data released today shows almost half of WorkWell starts cited MH conditions as their main barrier to work.
This is critical - mental ill-health is driving long-term sickness numbersπ
We urge Govt to reform mental health benefits and use savings to expand therapy and back to work help (5/5)
Last month, we revealed that 40,000 people were signed off work every day in 2025, with overstretched GPs fuelling the worklessness crisis.
Again, we put a new service forward as the answer (4/5)
www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/newsroom/400...
In July, we published Change The Prescription: An Update.
We again called for WorkWell to be expanded beyond Manchester Yorkshire, and Cornwall, and identified £££s that could be repurposed from cash payments to proven treatments for those with less severe mental ill-health (3/5)
Back in January, our landmark report on mental health, Change The Prescription, called for a national linking-up of health and work servicesπ₯βοΈ
www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/library/chan...
(2/5)
With the sickness benefits bill surpassing Β£100bn by 2030, the need to help people stay and succeed in work is urgentπ₯
We're delighted Govt has committed to rolling out WorkWell nationwide, providing a national, joined-up gateway to help people overcome barriers to work 𧡠(1/5)
The CSJ Foundationβs report on rural Scotland, informed by dozens of local, grassroots charities, out todayπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ
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πThe CSJ is hiring for a new Events Manager to deliver well-run, high-impact eventsπ
The successful candidate will own the end-to-end delivery of the CSJβs events programme. We're looking for someone organised, proactive, and energisedβ‘
Apply belowπ
πMarriage remains a protective factor in childhood: if your parents are still together at 16, there's a 90% chance they're married.
We're calling on Govt and the CofE to remove admin fees for lower-income couples, so kids have the best chance of growing up with two parentsπ
Luke Taylor: Radio 4 π»
πCEO on the lineπ
2025 might be over but we're not done pushing for policy change to repair Broken Britain.
Here's 5β£ things we did at the CSJ last year you might have missed...
Read the full interview belowπ
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π£οΈ"The Government cannot leave welfare reform in the 'too difficult' pile."
"I'm really pleased to be working for the CSJ on how we can get young people the opportunities to make the absolute most of their potential."
CSJ Senior Fellow @jonashworth.bsky.social for the Daily Express.
