Mubin Haq
@Mubin_Haq
Work on a wide range of social policy issues. Former CEO @finan_fairness - all views my own
Twice as many people believe spending on public services should be increased even if it means tax rises for h/holds like theirs (56%), than agree taxes should be reduced for h/holds like theirs, even if it meant less spending on public services (24%) financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
Some timely polling on disability benefit cuts - mirrors our findings from polling with @Moreincommon_
Govt welfare cuts are the wrong choice - twice as many of the public oppose as support: 54% vs 26% - latest Opinium polling for @finan_fairness @PFRC_uk tracker (6k sample) - as govt welfare reform bill may be blocked financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
Govt welfare cuts are the wrong choice - twice as many of the public oppose as support: 54% vs 26% - latest Opinium polling for @finan_fairness @PFRC_uk tracker (6k sample) - as govt welfare reform bill may be blocked financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
Welcome changes to disability & health related benefits. As research @finan_fairness showed the cuts were not supported by the public. Advocacy by many made a huge difference which will reduce anxiety for millions. However, cuts for new claimants are steep theguardian.com/politics/2025/…
📢 Government welfare cuts ‘wrong choice’ according to public The latest edition of the Financial Fairness Tracker (with @PFRC_uk ) is out today. Twice as many people feel the Government’s changes were the ‘wrong choice’ (54%) than the ‘right choice’ (26%). Read more:…
Will the government's pensions bill make any difference to low earners and what improvements are still needed? New blog from @finan_fairness policy advisor @andrew_harrop financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/what-we-…
Great to see the final report on establishing a Minimum Income Guarantee in Scotland. It sets out a road map on how to improve living standards. Lots of work to get to this stage, first developed by @IPPRScotland - especially @russellgunson bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
The situation in Gaza remains horrific. Israeli soldiers killed 59 Palestinians seeking food aid. On Tuesday 34 killed. Over the past 3 weeks, a further 338 died in Gaza trying to access food at centres backed by Israel and the US ft.com/content/696964…
Latest analysis of pay ratios in FTSE 350 companies by @HighPayCentre supported by @finan_fairness - shows pay for CEOs in FTSE 100 is 106 times that of their lower quartile workers. Progress on closing this gap over the past five years has stagnated theguardian.com/business/2025/…
Great to speak to @PollardTom @NEF and get his take on the impact of the proposed cuts to disability/health benefits, what's behind rising claims, and whether the Govt’s reforms will work. Latest @finan_fairness podcast financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/what-we-…
Did the Spending Review pass the living standards test? Last week @thefabians set out a number of steps the govt could take to ensure economic growth benefits those on lower incomes - supported by @finan_fairness financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
1 in 3 reducing their water use as they struggle to cope with rising bills - rising to more than 1 in 4 lower income families. This comes as essential bills have significantly risen , esp. water bills. Latest from @finan_fairness @PFRC_uk on @Moneybox financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
Good to talk to @Mubin_Haq for this podcast about @NEF's assessment of the scale & impact of the proposed cuts to disability and health benefits, what's been driving rising claims, and how the government should be responding
📻 Recommended weekend listening: Are government reforms to disability benefits and support going to work? A new episode of the Financial Fairness podcast is out now, featuring @PollardTom Listen here: buff.ly/di4zogk
Good to see the change to free school meals. A step in the right direction but we definitely need to see more action if we are to avoid child poverty rising over the next few years bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
With the Scottish parliamentary elections next May, we @finan_fairness have joined with @RobertsonTrust to launch a new fund to support economic analysis & policy work to assess the key issues facing Scotland - closing date 9th July - more details at financialfairness.org.uk/en-gb/news-and…
Valuable insights which will be vital in coming up with better solutions
New DWP research gives a clearer picture of why PIP claims have been rising than government & media rhetoric about the need for cuts People with complex poor health, driven in part by financial hardship to seek additional support to meet their basic costs gov.uk/government/pub…
Looking forward to joining @HelenMiller_IFS, @JohnPenroseNews, @Mubin_Haq and @andrew_lilico at @WeAreBrightBlue's conference on Weds to discuss public views of taxation and tax reform. To sign-up, link in next tweet...
2 million families have their benefit income reduced as a result of the capital rules in Universal Credit. 830,000 have a partial cut & 1.2 million a full cut. The capital limits have been frozen since 2006. New analysis @resfoundation @finan_fairness resolutionfoundation.org/publications/s…
🎧Looking for some Friday listening? How about the latest episode of the Financial Fairness Podcast. Our CEO, @Mubin_Haq, interviews @alisongcpag, CEO of @CPAGUK, about how we can best tackle child poverty. Listen here: buff.ly/tr1mnnP
100 years today since The Great Gatsby was published and this still rings true. The extreme wealth in society which can at times result in carelessness and chaos - with others cleaning up the mess
