JRF analysis shows that more people receive social security for health issues and disabilities in Labour’s heartlands.

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 ...

Relative and absolute poverty can be presented before and after housing costs (these include rent or mortgage interest, buildings insurance and water rates) and are presented after direct taxes and ...

We are an independent social change organisation, working to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and planet can flourish. JRF ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Child poverty remains significantly higher than poverty rates for both working-age and pension-age adults, making it a critical issue to address in tackling poverty overall. Despite the UK being one ...

Adél started her career at the research agency Ipsos MORI before moving to the National Autistic Society and Family Fund, a grant-making charity supporting families on low-incomes raising disabled or ...

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 ...

Prior to joining JRF, Darren worked on housing, UK poverty and environmental policy at a leading progressive think-tank. Darren has worked in academic research and conducted a PhD at the University of ...