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 new analysis shows the level of proposed cuts for some example families, and how multiple cuts interact with one other. There are some welcome changes with people in receipt of benefits having a ...

This report, from the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), is the 12th in a series monitoring the number of people living beneath the Minimum Income Standard in the UK. It focuses on 3 groups ...

Weak economy: this uses a forecast with higher inflation, lower earnings growth, lower employment and higher housing costs compared to the central scenario. Positive and negative inputs into the ...

As AI technologies evolve, they must do so in ways that benefit the whole public. To achieve this, everyone must be given the platform to participate in conversations about the design, use and ...

Tackling hardship must involve improving circumstances for people receiving ‘work-related disability benefits’ (health-related Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance) who face ...

Poverty rates over time Poverty in Scotland fell rapidly over the decade from 1999–2002 to 2009–12, from 24% (1.2 million people) to a low of 18% (900,000 people). Over the following decade the trend ...

Our social investment programme aims to further JRF’s overarching vision and strategy to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and ...

Our team is comprised of a core group of 10 people with lived and learnt knowledge of poverty and poverty stigma. 1 We are from a range of class, ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. Our team ...

People going without essentials piles pressure on primary schools and GP surgeries, diverting resources and adding to workloads. We need an urgent action plan for hardship.

This report looks at 3 scenarios where buying private homes for social ownership can play a role in shaping the housing market and growing new, more equitable housing models.

A minimum standard of living is more than just food, clothes and shelter: it’s about having the opportunities and choices to participate in society. This report, from the Centre for Research in Social ...