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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

We live in uncertain and unpredictable times. Yet, living in a place where there are local people, groups and organisations looking out for their community helps people better withstand life's shocks ...

Source: JRF analysis of HBAI 2023/24 • Renters are positioned on the rent distribution controlling for bedroom size and region. We do not account for actual bedroom entitlement levels under Local ...

There are several challenges facing housebuilding which have led to this situation. Some of these are regulatory. For example, the new building safety regime is clearly having teething issues both due ...

New analysis shows the areas overlooked for Pride in Place funding and highlights the need to strengthen capacity in funded areas, so plans are genuinely community-led. The UK is marked by deep and ...

The scale of low pay in the social care sector As of March 2024, around 40% of adult social care workers in England were being paid under the RLW (Skills for Care, 2024a), which at the time was £10.90 ...

Since 2013, this report has tracked the number of people in the UK living below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS), a public-defined benchmark for a dignified minimum standard of living. It examines ...

This literature review looks at the main patterns, themes and key issues relating to research on ethnicity and experiences in work in the UK.