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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

June 26, 2020

COVID-19 hit as households were still paying price for last crisis

The COVID-19 crisis hit after the weakest decade of growth in incomes since comparable records began. Years of stalled productivity and poor earnings growth, and deep cuts to working-age benefits had been a further drag on the living standards of many lower-income households.
February 7, 2020

Report highlights the grip of poverty on the UK

We need to start putting money back into the pockets of people who most need support, says the Trussell Trust.
July 16, 2019

Low-income voters 'could be key to the outcome of the next General Election'

Higher turnout and more switching between parties means low-income voters could be key to the outcome of the next General Election, says a new report.
February 16, 2019

People in poverty must not pay the price for Brexit, say charities

Charities say shamefully high rates of poverty could worsen further in the face of price and income shocks.
December 4, 2018

Child poverty rises as more working parents left unable to make ends meet

Britain is going into Brexit with half a million more children trapped in poverty, following a relentless rise in the number of working families struggling to make ends meet over the last five years. It means in a typical classroom of 30 children, nine are now living in poverty, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
October 17, 2018

Low income voters 'want better public services and higher living standards after Brexit'

People on low incomes want to see improvements to public services and living standards as a priority following Brexit.
October 15, 2018

JRF analysis supports call for government to put £2bn back into Universal Credit

The Government has been urged to put £2 billion back into Universal Credit to boost the living standards of almost 10 million parents and children in working families in the Budget.
September 7, 2018

Poverty likely to increase after Brexit, warns Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Families trapped in poverty will see no Brexit dividend unless the Government changes course on domestic policies, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
August 9, 2018

Poor public transport locking low income neighbourhoods out of jobs

Research finds the cost and unreliability of public transport is locking low-income neighbourhoods out of job opportunities.
July 11, 2018

Time for Government to right the wrong of in-work poverty, says JRF

A large majority believe that government and employers should ensure workers have an adequate income.