The Government must tackle stagnant levels of hardship as part of their mission for growth, with worse living standards to ...

Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani households are 2 to 3 times more likely to experience persistent very deep poverty, ...

In response to the Prime Minister's new Plan for Change, JRF Principal Policy Adviser Abby Jitendra said: "The lowest income families have endured years of unyielding and overwhelming struggle which ...

Responding to today's Scottish Budget, JRF Associate Director for Scotland Chris Birt said: “While this budget won't eradicate child poverty, the First Minister’s stated driving purpose, it does show ...

Latest research from October 2024 finds hardship is embedded in the UK, with around 7m low-income households going without essentials. This number has barely moved for three years. 5.4 million ...

Child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last few years. We have argued that a strong social security system has a crucial role to play in giving families in Scotland a lifeline out of ...

Most people are concerned about the shortage of decent and affordable homes in the UK and support the broad idea that we need to build more. Yet we can sometimes face opposition when making the case ...