Tackling hardship for people receiving work-related disability benefits People receiving ‘work-related disability benefits’ – health-related Universal Credit (UC) or Employment and Support Allowance ...

Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget, Paul Kissack, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation said: “Today’s actions alone won’t be enough to fix the foundations for millions who struggle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New modelling from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that poverty is set to rise for all family types except pensioners. The analysis shows families with children will see the biggest hit to their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rachelle's research focuses on decent and affordable housing, and fiscal and economic policy. Rachelle previously worked as an analyst at the New Zealand Treasury, where she coordinated the Budgets, ...

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.