In early 2023, JRF shared its first steps in resourcing a network of organisations doing the deep, hard work of transforming systems. This strand of work, called Pathfinders, was part of the wider ...

Work is not a route out of poverty for many in the UK, even though wages for people on low pay have increased. The Employment Rights Bill is a chance to change that. There are around 4 million workers ...

Meri is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, focused on work and what drives inequalities in the labour market. Prior to joining JRF, Meri worked at Citizens Advice on living standards and employment ...

The latest webinar in our Talking about Homes series will explore how to tell a joined-up story about homes and poverty. The housing crisis isn’t an issue that exists in isolation. People’s ...

Join the Chartered Institute of Housing for a series of Talking about Homes webinars providing practical, evidence-based guidance and tips for communicating about homes in the UK. How we talk about ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly one in five households on low incomes in Scotland have gone hungry and cold this year, even before we enter the winter months. The UK Government must, as we have been saying for some time, ...

Inequalities Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities face in accessing affordable and secure homes are rooted in structural injustices that are just not right, and must change. During the ...

The UK should be a country where everyone has the chance of a healthy, decent and secure life regardless of where they live. Instead, too many people are experiencing destitution. This means not being ...

This report shows that poverty is both a cause and an effect of SEND and makes a series of recommendations, including: Policy-makers and school and early years leaders should prioritise SEND. Staff in ...