Meri is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, focused on work and what drives inequalities in the labour market. Prior to joining JRF, Meri worked at Citizens Advice on living standards and employment policy, and at Focus on Labour Exploitation researching how government policy, especially on immigration, creates vulnerability to exploitation. She started her career at the International Labour Organization working on labour migration policy in Southeast Asia.
Email: meri.ahlberg@jrf.org.uk
The UK's uneven system of sickness and care protections leaves workers exposed to insecurity, and incentivises a shift towards less protected types of work.
Cutting support for disabled people will increase their risk of hardship, making it even more difficult to find a decent job, particularly in parts of the country with fewer suitable vacancies.