As the pressure of the cost of living crisis mounts, the Government has the opportunity to return incomes to growth for low- ...

Research and analysis to help understand poverty in the UK — its scale, who is affected, how it varies across the country, ...

Poverty remains persistently high and the interim child poverty reduction targets have been missed. Government at all levels must step up to this challenge as people in Scotland feel let down by ...

New research found that 'cultures of worklessness' was not a good explanation for unemployment. A new JRF study investigates the concept of 'intergenerational cultures of worklessness'. The idea of ...

Ms Sinclair is currently Chair of Clore Leadership, Factory International in Manchester, and the Investment Committee of the Arts Impact Fund. In addition to her current chairing roles Ms Sinclair is ...

New modelling from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that living standards are set to fall across the rest of the decade, with the average family £750 worse off in real terms by April 2029 compared ...

This report defines destitution in the UK, looking at how many people are affected, who they are, and the main pathways in and out of destitution. It looks at the impact and experience of those people ...

The UK Government won’t see progress on child poverty by the end of this Parliament – even with high economic growth – if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty ...

This summary of our Poverty in Scotland 2026 report covers the public’s feelings about local government, the need for local funding reform and calls for councils to use all levers available to reduce ...

This report discusses contested concepts that relate to how we might understand poverty from a sociological/social theory perspective. It finds that: some sociologists have tended to explain poverty ...

Beautiful, easy data visualization and storytelling Source: JRF analysis of cost of living tracker surveying UK households in the bottom 40% of incomes, carried out by Savanta. Note: Estimates of the ...

Delegates can join JRF for discussions on social security and social care at this year's Liberal Democrat Party Conference. From ill health, an expensive private rented sector, and a lack of good jobs ...