JRF is calling on the Government to place a strategy for household economic security at the heart of its strategy for growth.

If the Government wants to end emergency food parcels and tackle child poverty and homelessness, re-linking benefits to costs ...

Not enough food. Can’t heat the house. No bed. Can’t pay the rent. Can’t afford the bus fare to go into town. Can’t afford to have a friend over for tea. Living in fear of the washing machine or ...

One of the greatest challenges we face is the way we’ve come to see our current economic and social models as fixed, even as they are failing us and the planet. We’re living through times of hardship ...

In a context where neither of the main parties are currently talking about the issues of deep poverty and hardship, this briefing sets out what key swing voters think about these issues. It looks at ...

Tracking the impact that rising prices and interest rates are having on the finances, spending, health and wellbeing of low-income households. We aim to make sure that media, government and other ...

Over 100 years ago Joseph Rowntree created us to provide housing in communities and to tackle the root causes of the major social problems afflicting the UK. We continue to draw inspiration from our ...

Carla supports the Scotland team at JRF to understand the scale and depth of poverty in Scotland. She has previously worked as a researcher at the University of Glasgow, researching gender ...

JRF's work to be an anti-racist organisation and our insights on structural racism in housing, work and health, as well as the heightened risk of poverty experienced by many ethnic minority groups.

Frank leads JRF’s public engagement, advocacy, and campaigning work. Frank is also responsible for providing all parts of the JRF and JRHT group with high quality communications support through its ...

Child poverty rates are higher than poverty rates for both working-age and pension-age adults, so addressing child poverty is a crucial part of solving poverty in the UK. Despite living in one of the ...