Press release archive

December

JRF task force urges expansion and reform of low-cost home ownership

December 20, 2001

Putting people before cars draws neighbours together, says home zones handbook

December 12, 2001

Social exclusion indicators take a turn for the better – but poverty levels remain high

December 10, 2001

Extended families provide a popular alternative to state care

December 5, 2001
November

Commonly-held beliefs about self-esteem are myths, warns new research review

November 28, 2001

Lack of clarity and inconsistency found in planning policies for affordable homes

November 13, 2001

Cold homes and low income ‘combine to cause thousands of preventable winter deaths’

November 7, 2001
October

‘No turning back’ for housing associations committed to neighbourhood renewal

October 26, 2001

Recession or recovery? Both pose potential hazards for homebuyers, warns review

October 15, 2001

Neighbourhood regeneration plans ‘need strong retail strategy to protect local shops’

October 9, 2001

Employers’ access to criminal records ‘will make it harder to prevent re-offending’

October 3, 2001
September

Do-it-yourself homes take an increasing share of property market

September 20, 2001

Unique survey reveals children’s views of their parents’ separation and family change

September 12, 2001

Low-income residents insist that local environment problems matter most

September 5, 2001
August

Health investment urged in ‘life changing’ home adaptations for disabled people

August 1, 2001
July

Policies against car congestion ‘hit low-income motorists hardest’

July 4, 2001
June

Trade unions’ impact on pay and jobs ‘in long-term decline’

June 27, 2001

Villages ‘risk further drain of young people’ unless jobs and homes can be found

June 20, 2001

Bankers meet residents to hear the truth about financial exclusion

June 13, 2001
May

Pioneering study shows how people with dementia can be consulted about their care

May 16, 2001

Study of ‘New Traveller’ lifestyles stresses importance of paid work

May 9, 2001

Study highlights ‘unsustainable’ fall in the number of childminders

May 2, 2001
April

Government saves £6.5 billion as Housing Benefit claims continue to fall

April 30, 2001
March

New homes survey finds that few miss ‘the great British doorstep’

March 26, 2001

Kevin and Perry stereotypes ‘unfair to ordinary teenagers and their parents’

March 23, 2001

Full-time work by parents of under-fives linked to risks of lower attainment for children

March 14, 2001
February

JRF announces journalist fellowship winners

February 28, 2001

Needs of people with serious and terminal illnesses ‘risk being sidelined’

February 28, 2001

Sir Peter Barclay retires from JRF chair

February 27, 2001

Sudden drop in income increases the pain for parents whose child has died

February 14, 2001
January

Government urged to join in ‘commonsense and undogmatic’ debate on drugs policy

January 10, 2001

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