Manny Hothi

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

Next stage approaches for Hackney Wick's Yard theatre Tucked away in a corner of east London right next to the Olympic park, it has grown with the part of the capital it serves

Nice bit of interest in this piece about @theyardtheatre.bsky.social. Mentions The Flea show (excellent, move fast for tickets) but mostly tells story of theatre itself in context of change in Hackney Wick and Olympic Park area: davehillonlondon.substack.com/p/next-stage.... @mannyhothi.bsky.social

An impactful chart from @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social, showing the UK's homelessness crisis in comparison to other OECD countries.

In London specifically, rough sleeping has more than *tripled* since 2010

And a record 183,000 Londoners are in temporary accommodation - equivalent to one in 50 Londoners

Reflecting on the UKCF conference: Shawarmas, luggage compartments, and reparative grantmaking - Alliance magazine If there’s one thing, I’ve learned from attending conferences, it’s that no two experiences are ever the same. But nothing could’ve prepared me for the UKCF Conference in Harrogate this year—not just ...

"Inaction isn’t neutral—it maintains the status quo, and if the status quo is built on systemic inequity, you're part of the problem. So yes, funders, we’ve got to step up."

An insightful piece from our grants manager Ugo on reparative grant making: www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/reflect...

Call for expressions of interest: Secretariat of the London Housing Panel

The Panel is made up of 15 organisations from across London.

Together, they work with @london.gov.uk to ensure more Londoners are heard in discussions around housing policy.

Deadline 6 Dec.

Find out more: bit.ly/410PkYg

In 2021, we made a £4.8m grant to Citizens UK to campaign to make London a Living Wage City. The impact has been profound. Pay increases have tripled - an extra £228m in wages for low income Londoners.

The Living Wage continues to be one of the most powerful tools for tackling poverty in London.

⬇️Latest data on poverty by Social Metrics Commission. Shows higher levels of poverty in London than the govt’s measure.

But across both this and the govt’s measure, the long-term trend is clear: poverty in London is actually going DOWN.

Driven, we think, by city-wide gentrification.

New report by London Funders on social welfare advice funding in London.

@trustforlondon.bsky.social has distributed £11.5m for social welfare advice since '20. But we can't sustain it & there are huge gaps that should - but won't - be filled by state funding.

londonfunders.org.uk/resources-pu...

18% of Londoners are in deep poverty, a higher proportion than in the rest of England (14%).

Children are the most likely group to be in deep poverty.

In London, nearly *one in four children* (24%) are growing up in deep poverty.

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Govt has committed to £3bn cuts to health/disability benefits. But targeting arbitrary savings (set by previous Govt) won't lead to effective reforms that unlock work, and risks deeper hardship for disabled people.

New @jrf-uk.bsky.social / Scope report shows the changes we really need🧵1/12

Gordon Brown: Two-child benefit cap is trapping families in poverty In a rare intervention, the former Labour PM challenged Keir Starmer's decision to keep the two-child limit and benefits cap

1 in 3 children in London are growing up in poverty.

That’s more than half a million children, going without basics & going to school or bed hungry – in one of the wealthiest cities in the world.

Ending the two child limit would help hundreds of thousands of children.

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Government told to loosen rules preventing migrants claiming benefits Thousands of migrants - including some who were encouraged to come to fill skills shortages - are living in poverty as they can’t access benefits

Almost 37,000 migrant households in London are living in poverty because they are affected by NRPF - and a further 120,000 are “at risk of destitution”.

Great to see coverage of our new research (out today) into the impacts of no recourse to public funds - www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

"We've long known that London is at the centre of the crisis - and that this has devastating impacts on its residents. Now we know that it's harming its economy, too..." Susie Dye, Trust for London

NEW: London's housing crisis is holding back its economy

Just a 1% decrease in housing costs could boost London's economy by more than *£7 billion* over ten years.

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Pleased to see Trust for London here on Bluesky - give us a follow!

No reason for no recourse: Why reform of NRPF conditions would be good for London & the UK We tackle poverty and inequality in London

*New research out today* on the impact of NRPF on households in London.

Over 100k households subject to NRPF in London are at risk of destitution. Reform badly needed.

Research by Centre for Social Policy funded by @trustforlondon.bsky.social

trustforlondon.org.uk/research/no-...

Hi Bluesky 👋

We're Trust for London, a funder fighting to end poverty in the capital. Each year we fund hundreds of charities across London.

We’ll be sharing data and insights about poverty and inequality in London, to help us understand more about what's happening in our city.

🧵There's a line of thought that Trump's victory means progressive causes are doomed in the court of public opinion. I don't think that's true, but I do think it shows more thought needs to be given to what ought to be a tautology but infact often isn't - inclusive progressivism.

House price fall could boost London's economy, Sadiq Khan says Mayor of London says increasing access to affordable housing is vital to the city's economic growth

A 1% fall in London’s house prices would yield billions for the economy- research published today that we co-funded.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

The Egyptian King. Simply incredible.