Every year our flagship UK Poverty report offers a comprehensive analysis of poverty in the UK. The report draws on a range of data to identify who is most affected, how poverty levels have changed ...

Economic and employment growth alone will not be enough to reduce poverty levels ...

The UK Government won’t see progress on child poverty by the end of this Parliament – even with high economic growth – if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty ...

Sam is a Lead Analyst, undertaking analysis for JRF’s work on social security, communities and place, and the wider economy. Sam was previously a Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, ...

JRF urges Government to focus on restoring confidence and resilience for families to work, spend and invest, improving protections like disability benefits, housing and essential public services ...

Reflections, learnings and take-aways from JRF's November 2024 workshop, aimed at mapping and assessing sources of AI countervailing power in the UK. As AI technologies advance, there are growing ...

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 ...

Cassandra leads on our movement effectiveness programme, engaging with funders, infrastructure organisations, grassroots activists and non-profit organisations to support movements for change.

Jaspal is an Investment Portfolio Manager at JRF. His principal activity is to manage the foundation’s investment portfolio of approx. £0.5bn. Prior to joining JRF, Jaspal was Head of Asset Allocation ...

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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 ...