| Press release: |
Date: |
| Health Minister to visit Hartlepool’s innovative housing partnership development |
13 Aug 2008 |
| Community projects promoted in new Bradford guide |
6 Aug 2008 |
| New development offers boost to Hartlepool |
28 Jul 2008 |
| JRF honoured as “a great force for good” by special award |
23 Jul 2008 |
| Trying to create a fixed sense of ‘Britishness’ will not achieve social cohesion |
21 Jul 2008 |
| Migration in South Wales: employment helps migrants to fit in, but more needs to be done to achieve cohesion |
15 Jul 2008 |
| Minimum living standards: public consultation shows what people find acceptable |
1 Jul 2008 |
| Event celebrates official opening of Plaxton Court |
25 Jun 2008 |
| Migrants often ignored in community decision-making |
25 Jun 2008 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation response to HBAI figures |
10 Jun 2008 |
| Rural Wales needs more homes that people can afford |
4 Jun 2008 |
| Eco-friendly housing project, Elm Tree Mews: ready for residents |
21 May 2008 |
| Disadvantaged communities keen to tackle street crime but often feel ignored by official bodies |
15 May 2008 |
| Youth homelessness figures falling, but at least 75,000 young people are still at risk |
9 May 2008 |
| Derwenthorpe: Community Forum to explore young people’s needs |
8 May 2008 |
| World record challenge for York runner |
1 May 2008 |
| Night-time practices jeopardise quality of care in residential homes |
29 Apr 2008 |
| Consultation on today’s social evils reveals deep unease about greed, individualism and decline of community |
20 Apr 2008 |
| Child poverty could rise to a new high under current benefit adjustment rules |
9 Apr 2008 |
| Dedicated nursing teams in care homes for the elderly could reduce hospital admissions |
2 Apr 2008 |
| Migrants say discrimination undermines their sense of belonging in Britain |
19 Mar 2008 |
| Will some neighbourhoods always be dogged by a bad reputation? |
12 Mar 2008 |
| Communities First needs to do more to ensure local people’s input achieves change |
11 Mar 2008 |
| Julia Lewis named as new JRF/JRHT Director of Communications |
7 Mar 2008 |
| Financial advice community outreach scheme to help York’s most disadvantaged communities |
6 Mar 2008 |
| JRF report recommends new safety net for home-owners at risk of repossession |
5 Mar 2008 |
| JRF welcomes Government’s National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society |
25 Feb 2008 |
| Open day at Plaxton Court - Scarborough’s new retirement housing community |
6 Feb 2008 |
| Cannabis supply to young people mostly through social networks |
31 Jan 2008 |
| Youth Summit to be held in Bradford |
31 Jan 2008 |
| People of West Wales asked to share their rural housing concerns with independent Commission |
30 Jan 2008 |
| Nationwide consultation suggests that individuals will help pay for a fairer, clearer long-term care system |
7 Jan 2008 |
| People of South Wales asked to share their rural housing concerns with independent Commission |
3 Jan 2008 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Ipsos-MORI Hothouse win award for poverty research |
13 Dec 2007 |
| Julia Unwin appointed to Council on Social Action |
13 Dec 2007 |
| Combating the effects of child poverty on educational attainment in Wales |
6 Dec 2007 |
| People of Mid-Wales asked to share their rural housing concerns with independent Commission |
5 Dec 2007 |
| Government’s anti-poverty strategy needs major rethink, according to comprehensive new analysis |
3 Dec 2007 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Ipsos-Mori shortlisted for major award |
3 Dec 2007 |
| Research shows new immigrants often take accommodation rejected by other people |
26 Nov 2007 |
| JRF Journalist Fellowship £50,000 prize awarded |
16 Nov 2007 |
| McCormick: JRF’s new Scotland Adviser |
16 Nov 2007 |
| People of North Wales asked to share their rural housing concerns with independent Commission |
31 Oct 2007 |
| Current governance systems are failing to meet the needs of people living in disadvantaged areas |
29 Oct 2007 |
| New report highlights impact of heavy cannabis use on vulnerable young people |
24 Oct 2007 |
| Show homes now open at Hartfields - Hartlepool’s new retirement housing community |
18 Oct 2007 |
| People of York invited to shape and influence the Derwenthorpe development |
9 Oct 2007 |
| Welsh rural housing concerns to be addressed by independent Commission |
3 Oct 2007 |
| Panel announced for Any Questions? |
1 Oct 2007 |
| Young children see poverty holding them back at school |
7 Sep 2007 |
| Show home now open at Plaxton Court - Scarborough’s new retirement housing community |
3 Sep 2007 |
| Any Questions? to be broadcast live from New Earswick, York |
20 Aug 2007 |
| JRF drive to identify modern social evils to be launched with RSA lecture |
19 Jul 2007 |
| New poverty and wealth maps of Britain reveal inequality to be at 40-year high |
17 Jul 2007 |
| New Earswick tots celebrate move to new Integrated Children’s Centre after more than 70 years at Folk Hall |
12 Jul 2007 |
| Free personal care in Scotland is working but recently announced review needs to ensure entitlements are clarified |
4 Jul 2007 |
| Journalists invited to submit social policy book proposals for two £50,000 JRF Fellowship awards |
2 Jul 2007 |
| Poverty and social exclusion in Wales: new report shows unemployment, education and child poverty no better |
2 Jul 2007 |
| White British boys most persistent low educational achievers but practical measures could improve performance across all groups |
22 Jun 2007 |
| Current system of school governance is failing in disadvantaged schools |
5 Jun 2007 |
| Migrants, integration and local neighbourhoods: fresh evidence from three new studies |
29 May 2007 |
| Planning permission granted for ‘Derwenthorpe’ - new community east of York |
10 May 2007 |
| New survey reveals gap between expectation and reality in long term care funding |
7 May 2007 |
| Poverty twice as likely for minority ethnic groups: education fails to close the gap |
30 Apr 2007 |
| Coalition launches national debate on future of long term care funding |
25 Apr 2007 |
| Local community groups should be given ‘light touch’ support to make a real difference |
29 Mar 2007 |
| Jacquie Dale becomes JRF Director of Housing and Community Services |
20 Mar 2007 |
| Radical proposals to improve housing for low income households and others in greatest need |
15 Mar 2007 |
| Comprehensive new JRF report shows that slavery exists in the UK today |
26 Feb 2007 |
| Flexible tenure scheme could cut repossessions in some housing associations |
2 Feb 2007 |
| Cannabis reclassification saving police time and money but major policing inconsistencies remain |
21 Jan 2007 |
| Tree planting marks launch of innovative Elm Tree Mews housing project |
18 Dec 2006 |
| Serious problems in tackling root causes of poverty in Scotland, say authors of latest analysis |
4 Dec 2006 |
| Serious problems remain in tackling root causes of poverty, says latest analysis |
4 Dec 2006 |
| Latest study shows house purchase difficulties at record levels |
3 Dec 2006 |
| Capital is least affordable for young people to get on property ladder |
3 Dec 2006 |
| 25 years on 20 council estates: major turnaround for unpopular estates but policy challenges remain |
21 Nov 2006 |
| Major new report reveals latest poverty and social exclusion trends in Northern Ireland |
17 Nov 2006 |
| Change in local governance needed to benefit whole community |
16 Nov 2006 |
| Study sheds light on the opinions and experiences of Bradford-born Pakistani men |
13 Nov 2006 |
| Government could help low-income older home owners to help themselves |
3 Oct 2006 |
| Over two million households estimated to be struggling to pay council tax, says new research |
28 Sep 2006 |
| Major new UK report reveals alarming trends in housing supply, availability and affordability |
21 Sep 2006 |
| BME capacity building programme can create “real added value” with considerable investment |
21 Sep 2006 |
| Clearance a necessary part of housing renewal but the compensation shortfall is problematic |
20 Sep 2006 |
| Potential of street markets being overlooked and undervalued, according to new research |
11 Sep 2006 |
| Welcome for PM’s new social exclusion initiative comes with warning to avoid stigma |
5 Sep 2006 |
| JRF calls for balance in social exclusion debate |
4 Sep 2006 |
| Flatter taxes could help people on low incomes |
11 Aug 2006 |
| Poverty and disadvantage can push teenagers towards parenthood according to new research |
17 Jul 2006 |
| £4 billion needed to get child poverty strategy back on track |
6 Jul 2006 |
| Julia Unwin announced as new Joseph Rowntree Foundation Director |
4 Jul 2006 |
| Practical guide to reveal what creates successful mixed income communities |
23 Jun 2006 |
| ‘Need not greed’ motivates people to work informally, according to new research |
16 Jun 2006 |
| Government anti-poverty scheme failing the poorest |
1 Jun 2006 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation appoints two new trustees |
26 May 2006 |
| Drug consumption rooms should be piloted in the UK, concludes an independent group of experts |
23 May 2006 |
| Innovative proposals to shape Bradford‘s future invited by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
16 May 2006 |
| Tactics to ease community conflicts in street sex work areas identified through JRF study |
15 May 2006 |
| Mayor plants tree to launch building work on Hartlepool’s new retirement community |
10 May 2006 |
| New JRF study reveals UK employers prefer migrants for low waged and precarious jobs unacceptable to UK workers |
1 May 2006 |
| JRF study proposes five reforms to provide fairer funding for long-term care |
27 Apr 2006 |
| More families priced out of rural areas, says JRF report |
26 Apr 2006 |
| Poverty twice as likely to persist across generations, shows new JRF research |
25 Apr 2006 |
| Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust welcomes Audit Commission report |
20 Apr 2006 |
| Retirement villages are ‘hits’ with older people - and benefit local communities too |
6 Apr 2006 |
| Changes of personnel at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
1 Apr 2006 |
| Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust becomes ‘one stop shop’ for low-cost home ownership |
31 Mar 2006 |
| New JRF study shatters perception that mixed tenure reduces property values or marketability |
30 Mar 2006 |
| Council Leader and Mayor to ‘cut first sod’ for Scarborough’s new housing and care facility for older people |
29 Mar 2006 |
| New guide for planners on ‘retirement villages’ |
24 Mar 2006 |
| "Councils can do more to involve all councillors in decisions" says report |
16 Mar 2006 |
| Do ‘faith communities’ divide society or can they help hold society together? asks a new JRF report |
15 Mar 2006 |
| Planning gain reports highlight concerns about housing quality and monitoring of agreements |
9 Mar 2006 |
| Streetwise teens gang together to avoid trouble and stay safe |
20 Feb 2006 |
| Scotland’s ‘fairer care’ system for older people holds important lessons for the rest of the UK |
1 Feb 2006 |
| ‘Cities need families’ but lack of suitable homes may hinder plans to revive urban areas |
18 Jan 2006 |
| Guide provides evidence for promoting children’s wellbeing and preventing anti-social behaviour |
3 Jan 2006 |
| Monitoring poverty and social exclusion in the UK 2005 |
13 Dec 2005 |
| Scottish social exclusion report finds one in three disabled people in poverty |
5 Dec 2005 |
| Treasury’s housing windfalls ‘should be used to tackle growing homes crisis’ |
1 Dec 2005 |
| Family poverty falls faster in Wales, but one in four children still affected |
30 Nov 2005 |
| Close-knit communities ‘as capable of fostering drugs trade as divided neighbourhoods’ |
28 Nov 2005 |
| Disabled teens aim high - but unequal opportunities thwart success |
23 Nov 2005 |
| Minority ethnic groups break through the class barrier – with exceptions |
14 Nov 2005 |
| Anti-racist laws ‘have failed to remove the roots of everyday racism’ |
8 Nov 2005 |
| Investing in ‘that little bit of help’ can transform older people’s lives, says inquiry |
3 Nov 2005 |
| Local environmental services ‘fail to clean up’ deprived neighbourhoods |
1 Nov 2005 |
| JRF welcomes end to home grants means test for parents of disabled children |
28 Oct 2005 |
| Student debts "push disadvantaged graduates towards lower-status jobs" |
27 Oct 2005 |
| Study reveals gap in housing market for young people who cannot afford to buy |
11 Oct 2005 |
| Cedric Dennis retires from JRF, leaving a legacy of innovative building |
30 Sep 2005 |
| Mix of ownership and renting helps 1970s estates avoid stigma and stay ‘ordinary’ |
29 Sep 2005 |
| "Outstanding volunteer" from New Earswick to receive national award |
27 Sep 2005 |
| Refugee housing guide urges councils and housing associations to be more constructive |
21 Sep 2005 |
| Options paper seeks fairer ways to share the cost of caring for older people |
15 Sep 2005 |
| Under-funded local groups ‘helping young black people change their lives after school exclusion’ |
14 Sep 2005 |
| ‘Art-Eco’ design wins 21st century suburban homes competition |
8 Sep 2005 |
| UK’s rich and poor ‘still live in different worlds despite the welfare state’ |
1 Sep 2005 |
| New neighbourhood information websites ‘risk widening the gap between rich and poor’ |
17 Aug 2005 |
| Majority of Britons ‘won’t worry too much about leaving an inheritance’ |
19 Jul 2005 |
| York babies and toddlers given a head start |
18 Jul 2005 |
| White, mixed-race and Caribbean youngsters ‘most likely to face problems after leaving care’ |
8 Jul 2005 |
| Government vision of strong elected mayors and council leaders ‘only partially achieved’ |
7 Jul 2005 |
| JRF forum of experts probes affordable rural housing shortage |
23 Jun 2005 |
| Better help urged for young people who experience bereavement |
15 Jun 2005 |
| Campaign against anti-social behaviour ‘needs prevention as well as enforcement’ |
7 Jun 2005 |
| Family policies ‘show inconsistencies with human rights commitments’ |
26 May 2005 |
| JRF names the winners of its Journalist Fellowship awards |
3 May 2005 |
| Family study reveals the devastating impact of problem drug users on brothers, sisters and parents |
27 Apr 2005 |
| JRF names shortlisted teams in design and build competition for new suburban homes |
19 Apr 2005 |
| Charity in 10-year commitment to improve life in Bradford communities |
11 Apr 2005 |
| Vivienne Sugar is Joseph Rowntree Foundation's new adviser in Wales |
4 Apr 2005 |
| Social landlords rely increasingly on the planning system to deliver sites for affordable homes |
23 Mar 2005 |
| Anti-racism projects show promise in changing young people’s views |
16 Mar 2005 |
| New extra care retirement village wins £9.8 million government support |
23 Feb 2005 |
| Review highlights lack of evidence to support random drug-testing in schools |
23 Feb 2005 |
| JRF invites applications for two Journalist Fellowships |
21 Feb 2005 |
| JRF sponsors competition to design and build ‘inspiring’ suburban homes |
17 Feb 2005 |
| Schools, agencies and councils urged to tackle problems among ‘invisible’ young Turks and Kurds |
16 Feb 2005 |
| Careful reforms needed to cut the cost of borrowing for people on low incomes |
9 Feb 2005 |
| Young outdoor binge drinkers ‘at special risk of harm’ |
2 Feb 2005 |
| Sir William Utting is new JRF Chair |
20 Jan 2005 |
| New Labour turns the tide of poverty, but inequality still runs deep |
12 Jan 2005 |
| JRF’s new look for a new century |
4 Jan 2005 |
| Century sees changing causes of deprivation, but the fight against poverty goes on |
14 Dec 2004 |
| Centenary report throws new searchlight on Britain’s poor families and neighbourhoods |
13 Dec 2004 |
| Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2004 |
1 Dec 2004 |
| Poverty falling for Scotland’s families and pensioners, but rising among childless adults |
29 Nov 2004 |
| JRF report looks at ‘routes out of poverty’ |
24 Nov 2004 |
| JRF reports show progress tackling poverty, but continuing problems with low pay |
17 Nov 2004 |
| Safeguards for children improve, but sex abusers still evade justice, says review |
15 Nov 2004 |
| Communities that Care projects demonstrate potential despite variations in implementation |
4 Nov 2004 |
| Launch of ‘good kids’ scheme on York Estate |
29 Oct 2004 |
| How the impact of ‘green’ taxes on the poorest homes could best be reduced |
27 Oct 2004 |
| Study exposes the extra costs of living that drive disabled people deeper into poverty |
20 Oct 2004 |
| Welsh Assembly ‘could do more to channel help to low-income homeowners’ |
14 Oct 2004 |
| ‘Listen to older people, not the stereotypes’ JRF report urges policy makers |
11 Oct 2004 |
| South West and London are least affordable districts for young homebuyers |
6 Oct 2004 |
| Event for children marks 100 years since Homestead first open to the public |
1 Oct 2004 |
| Young families under stress: outcomes and costs of Home-Start support |
29 Sep 2004 |
| New projections point to substantial rise in costs of long-term care for older people |
8 Sep 2004 |
| Pioneering Social Enterprise Zone teaches government agencies to ‘think local’ |
20 Jul 2004 |
| Radical renewal policies urged to transform poorest estates into ‘neighbourhoods of choice’ |
8 Jul 2004 |
| Study reveals variations in local proportions of pregnant young women choosing abortion |
30 Jun 2004 |
| Street-based youth work ‘undervalued and under-funded despite evidence of success’ |
22 Jun 2004 |
| South East residents favour sensible debate on future housebuilding over NIMBYism |
21 Jun 2004 |
| Unique schools’ storytelling project takes York children ‘Beyond a Chocolate Factory’ |
21 Jun 2004 |
| Survey reveals the price parents will pay to put children on the home ownership ladder |
17 Jun 2004 |
| Evaluation reveals successes and limitations of mentoring for disaffected young people |
16 Jun 2004 |
| Proactive approach ‘holds key to wider use of direct payments by disabled people’ |
8 Jun 2004 |
| Care homes for older people ‘remain underfunded despite recent fee increases’ |
20 May 2004 |
| Troubles at home kept secret by children |
18 May 2004 |
| Bedford Court prepares for its opening party with three out of every four places already filled |
11 May 2004 |
| York’s pioneering retirement community re-opens its waiting list |
5 May 2004 |
| Booming market in security patrols ‘causes co-ordination problems and public confusion’ |
28 Apr 2004 |
| Scotland’s young unemployed of the 1990s ‘still struggle to find steady work’ |
31 Mar 2004 |
| Scottish study contributes to mentoring debate regarding vulnerable young people |
16 Mar 2004 |
| Strong communities hold the key to long-term defeat of poverty, says Welsh think-tank |
27 Feb 2004 |
| Think-tank urges public and private sectors to unite and fight poverty in Scotland |
20 Feb 2004 |
| Public invited to meeting about newly proposed Scarborough older people’s housing and care facility |
5 Feb 2004 |
| Think tanks point towards growing political consensus on the need to reduce poverty |
3 Feb 2004 |
| Review urges stronger partnerships between housing associations and housebuilders |
28 Jan 2004 |
| Tax and benefit support for children ‘worth more than double the level 30 years ago’ |
14 Jan 2004 |
| State-of-the-art care home to open its doors |
10 Dec 2003 |
| Poverty drops below levels of the 1990s, but progress stalls on better basic qualifications |
9 Dec 2003 |
| Supervisor Vic retiring after 50 years service |
8 Dec 2003 |
| Over 50s ‘require greater choice and control over work and retirement decisions’ |
2 Dec 2003 |
| Adults ‘more likely to become disabled if they are already living on low incomes’ |
19 Nov 2003 |
| JRF announces five new research programmes |
6 Nov 2003 |
| Government ‘on course to meet its short-term poverty reduction target’ |
15 Oct 2003 |
| Community policing experiment failed to reduce residents’ fear of crime |
9 Oct 2003 |
| Involving schools in local regeneration ‘demands clearer thinking about their role’ |
30 Sep 2003 |
| Disabled parents are undermined by poor support and negative attitudes, says task force |
24 Sep 2003 |
| Planned expansion of heroin prescribing ‘highlights need for better evidence’ |
12 Sep 2003 |
| Restricting long hours and weekend working ‘will help parents to put families first’ |
2 Sep 2003 |
| UK’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community is a success with residents |
2 Sep 2003 |
| Family-friendly employers ‘should aim to reduce stress on working mothers’ |
25 Jul 2003 |
| NHS hospitals ‘neglecting opportunities to retain and recruit older nurses’ |
23 Jul 2003 |
| Government departments urged to practise what they preach on ‘joined-up’ action |
17 Jul 2003 |
| Valued support projects for victims of racist harassment ‘left to run on a shoestring’ |
16 Jul 2003 |
| Century-old Bournville points the way forward for designing neighbourhoods that work |
9 Jul 2003 |
| League tables show North East is ‘the most affordable region for young homebuyers’ |
4 Jul 2003 |
| North West districts ‘among the most affordable for young homebuyers’ |
4 Jul 2003 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside districts ‘among the more affordable for young homebuyers’ |
4 Jul 2003 |
| League tables reveal least affordable areas for young homebuyers in the East Midlands |
1 Jul 2003 |
| League tables reveal least affordable areas for young homebuyers in the West Midlands |
1 Jul 2003 |
| New thinking urged on childcare help for parents working around the clock |
18 Jun 2003 |
| Analysis shows why London is least affordable for key workers and young homebuyers |
19 May 2003 |
| League tables reveal least affordable areas for young homebuyers in the South East |
19 May 2003 |
| League tables reveal the least affordable areas for young homebuyers in South West |
19 May 2003 |
| New league tables reveal the least affordable areas for young homebuyers |
19 May 2003 |
| Fear of debt fuels drop-out rate among students from disadvantaged homes |
16 May 2003 |
| Staff increasingly likely to resist relocation by companies because of family ties |
8 May 2003 |
| Early danger signs ‘can be used to prevent sexual exploitation of young women’ |
30 Apr 2003 |
| Mixed tenure schemes help to reduce stigma and raise demand on social housing estates |
30 Apr 2003 |
| Government urged to re-think penalties as more cannabis users ‘grow their own’ |
14 Apr 2003 |
| Bigger role for faith groups in regeneration ‘can help build trust and understanding’ |
2 Apr 2003 |
| JRF launches £600k neighbourhood regeneration programme |
28 Mar 2003 |
| Smart growth could move city ‘up a league’ says York Vision report |
20 Mar 2003 |
| Study pinpoints high-risk factors for jobless |
5 Mar 2003 |
| JRF launches debate on a long-term mission to tackle poverty and disadvantage |
26 Feb 2003 |
| Regulator urged to clear the way for a stronger housing association role in market renting |
19 Feb 2003 |
| Re-think urged on benefits after study shows half all adults in poverty are home owners |
8 Jan 2003 |
| JRF awards two journalist fellowships |
2 Jan 2003 |
| Government ‘needs to take further action before poverty targets can be met’ |
12 Dec 2002 |
| Success for York care workers in National Training Awards |
11 Dec 2002 |
| Poverty levels remain high in Scotland despite falling unemployment |
5 Dec 2002 |
| Community benefit clauses in public funding and procurement contracts ‘can be legal’ |
4 Dec 2002 |
| Better educated, more depressed: how young people’s lives have changed in a generation |
27 Nov 2002 |
| National survey reveals widespread housing problems among families of disabled children |
19 Nov 2002 |
| Councillors warn that spread of partnership policies risks undermining local democracy |
15 Nov 2002 |
| Divorced parents ‘make conflict worse by going to court over child contact’ |
30 Oct 2002 |
| Confusion over governance holds back community and small voluntary groups |
23 Oct 2002 |
| Planning agreements ‘do little to increase the number of affordable homes’ |
17 Oct 2002 |
| Growing pressure on over-50s to juggle work with family care |
2 Oct 2002 |
| Survey finds most dual-earner families include a parent working long or atypical hours |
25 Sep 2002 |
| Workplace survey finds carers unaware of employers’ ‘family-friendly’ work policies |
25 Sep 2002 |
| Partnership Agreement signed for new York community |
23 Sep 2002 |
| Lack of support adds to hardship and isolation for disabled refugees and asylum seekers |
17 Sep 2002 |
| Employees who juggle work with care for an older adult ‘are reluctant to seek help’ |
31 Jul 2002 |
| Support services for Asian disabled people ‘take insufficient account of cultural needs’ |
10 Jul 2002 |
| What do the poverty numbers really show? |
1 Jul 2002 |
| Care homes for older people ‘underfunded by over £1 billion a year’ |
19 Jun 2002 |
| Family-friendly employment policies ‘matched by business success’ |
27 May 2002 |
| Fewer unemployed everywhere, but inequality widens between areas |
22 May 2002 |
| Police experiment with restorative cautioning ‘helps to prevent youth crime’ |
10 May 2002 |
| Welsh councils retain their influence in partnership with devolved Assembly |
7 May 2002 |
| JRF appoints new Director of Research |
1 May 2002 |
| JRF launches review of action to prevent abuse of children living away from home |
1 May 2002 |
| Risks of old-age poverty for those retiring early are ‘strongly linked to occupation’ |
29 Apr 2002 |
| Housing Benefit incentives to shop around for accommodation ‘would be fairer’ |
23 Apr 2002 |
| Social housing tenants risk being excluded from homeworking opportunities |
17 Apr 2002 |
| National youth survey spotlights drug and alcohol misuse, crime and contributing risks |
8 Apr 2002 |
| Shortage of homes over next 20 years threatens deepening housing crisis |
19 Mar 2002 |
| Study reveals widespread inconsistencies in policing of cannabis on the streets |
13 Mar 2002 |
| Duke of Edinburgh to open JRF Centenary Housing Conference in London |
5 Mar 2002 |
| Private sector interest in family-friendly employment ‘dictated by need to retain staff’ |
13 Feb 2002 |
| Disaffected youth in multi-cultural areas ‘are missed or ignored by support services’ |
6 Feb 2002 |
| Groundwork study highlights importance of a long-term commitment to deprived communities |
21 Jan 2002 |
| Research reveals the hidden problems of girls excluded from school |
9 Jan 2002 |
| JRF task force urges expansion and reform of low-cost home ownership |
20 Dec 2001 |
| Putting people before cars draws neighbours together, says home zones handbook |
12 Dec 2001 |
| Social exclusion indicators take a turn for the better – but poverty levels remain high |
10 Dec 2001 |
| Extended families provide a popular alternative to state care |
5 Dec 2001 |
| Commonly-held beliefs about self-esteem are myths, warns new research review |
28 Nov 2001 |
| Lack of clarity and inconsistency found in planning policies for affordable homes |
13 Nov 2001 |
| Cold homes and low income ‘combine to cause thousands of preventable winter deaths’ |
7 Nov 2001 |
| ‘No turning back’ for housing associations committed to neighbourhood renewal |
26 Oct 2001 |
| Recession or recovery? Both pose potential hazards for homebuyers, warns review |
15 Oct 2001 |
| Neighbourhood regeneration plans ‘need strong retail strategy to protect local shops’ |
9 Oct 2001 |
| Employers’ access to criminal records ‘will make it harder to prevent re-offending’ |
3 Oct 2001 |
| Do-it-yourself homes take an increasing share of property market |
20 Sep 2001 |
| Unique survey reveals children’s views of their parents’ separation and family change |
12 Sep 2001 |
| Low-income residents insist that local environment problems matter most |
5 Sep 2001 |
| Health investment urged in ‘life changing’ home adaptations for disabled people |
1 Aug 2001 |
| Policies against car congestion ‘hit low-income motorists hardest’ |
4 Jul 2001 |
| Trade unions’ impact on pay and jobs ‘in long-term decline’ |
27 Jun 2001 |
| Villages ‘risk further drain of young people’ unless jobs and homes can be found |
20 Jun 2001 |
| Bankers meet residents to hear the truth about financial exclusion |
13 Jun 2001 |
| Pioneering study shows how people with dementia can be consulted about their care |
16 May 2001 |
| Study of ‘New Traveller’ lifestyles stresses importance of paid work |
9 May 2001 |
| Study highlights ‘unsustainable’ fall in the number of childminders |
2 May 2001 |
| Government saves £6.5 billion as Housing Benefit claims continue to fall |
30 Apr 2001 |
| New homes survey finds that few miss ‘the great British doorstep’ |
26 Mar 2001 |
| Kevin and Perry stereotypes ‘unfair to ordinary teenagers and their parents’ |
23 Mar 2001 |
| The effect of parents’ employment on outcomes for children |
14 Mar 2001 |
| JRF announces journalist fellowship winners |
28 Feb 2001 |
| Needs of people with serious and terminal illnesses ‘risk being sidelined’ |
28 Feb 2001 |
| Sir Peter Barclay retires from JRF chair |
27 Feb 2001 |
| Sudden drop in income increases the pain for parents whose child has died |
14 Feb 2001 |
| Government urged to join in ‘commonsense and undogmatic’ debate on drugs policy |
10 Jan 2001 |
| School standards improve for poorest children – but income and health inequalities persist |
11 Dec 2000 |
| Residents of impoverished estates ‘still waiting for public services to improve’ |
29 Nov 2000 |
| Low income ‘pushes students towards less prestigious colleges and courses’ |
27 Nov 2000 |
| National helpline urged as part of new strategy to tackle racist attacks and harassment |
22 Nov 2000 |
| Survey points to future market for high-tech ‘Smart Homes’ despite misgivings |
15 Nov 2000 |
| Teenage mothers ‘strongly influenced by anti-abortion views in local community’ |
15 Nov 2000 |
| Government’s long-term care plans ‘only a short-term solution’, says Sir Stewart Sutherland |
3 Nov 2000 |
| Action urged to prevent disproportionate job losses among disabled people |
25 Oct 2000 |
| ‘Worst’ housing estates face continued stigma despite improvements through regeneration |
13 Oct 2000 |
| Lighting up ‘time’ at the Leeds CASPAR |
9 Oct 2000 |
| Overcoming family poverty and unemployment ‘would prevent thousands of early deaths’ |
25 Sep 2000 |
| Report urges end to red tape and tax penalties to assist home working |
13 Sep 2000 |
| Major new poverty survey finds two million children without ‘necessities of life’. |
11 Sep 2000 |
| Innovative Leeds apartment block lures middle-income ‘singles’ to live in the city |
7 Sep 2000 |
| Migration from North ‘not responsible for pressure on homes in the South’ |
24 Aug 2000 |
| Raynsford launches new website on housing innovation |
29 Jul 2000 |
| Rural exclusion report urges government to give help with car ownership |
27 Jul 2000 |
| Evicting nuisance neighbours ‘may only transplant problems elsewhere’ |
5 Jul 2000 |
| Children caring for sick and disabled parents ‘risk lasting problems as adults’ |
14 Jun 2000 |
| Older victims of abuse ‘need skilled help and long-term support to escape’ |
30 May 2000 |
| Regeneration partnerships still not ‘joined-up’ enough, warn reports |
17 May 2000 |
| Young people’s boredom with politics ‘should not be confused with apathy’ |
15 May 2000 |
| Rough sleepers resort to begging in the streets as ‘alternative to crime’ |
3 May 2000 |
| Coalfield communities ‘still blighted ten years after pit closures’ |
17 Apr 2000 |
| Millions enjoy TV home ‘makeover’ programmes - but national backlog of repairs reaches £37bn |
10 Apr 2000 |
| Drive to prevent homelessness needs better evidence of ‘what works’ |
4 Apr 2000 |
| Improvements for children in care ‘blocked by prejudice and routine neglect of human rights’ |
31 Mar 2000 |
| Pioneering apartment block draws middle-income ‘singles’ back to the city |
16 Mar 2000 |
| Array of neighbourhood initiatives causes confusion and ‘consultation fatigue’ |
1 Mar 2000 |
| Jobs prove no protection against social exclusion for young people in rural areas |
7 Feb 2000 |
| York judges choose preferred planning team for new community |
1 Feb 2000 |
| Best practice for disabled children and their families ‘still not being applied’ |
9 Dec 1999 |
| ‘Plain Facts’ win award for Plain English |
8 Dec 1999 |
| Persisting inequalities underline the poverty challenge for Government |
8 Dec 1999 |
| Education ‘fails to beat jobs disadvantage for young black men’ |
22 Nov 1999 |
| Unemployment ‘less likely for young men living at home’ |
18 Oct 1999 |
| Competitors chosen to bid for Osbaldwick development |
24 Sep 1999 |
| Unmarried fathers ‘mostly unaware they lack legal rights as parents’ |
22 Sep 1999 |
| Clash of priorities in housing policy puts community investment at risk |
16 Sep 1999 |
| Losers in the Housing Boom |
11 Aug 1999 |
| Replay of council elections highlights options for local electoral reform |
29 Jun 1999 |
| Migration from North adds to projected future demand for housing in South East |
25 Jun 1999 |
| Everyday racist harassment is placing devastating stress on families, says report |
21 Jun 1999 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation to build new ‘model’ community |
17 Jun 1999 |
| Work and family pressures put modern superdads under strain, says report |
16 Jun 1999 |
| Continuing jobs shortage is key reason for unemployment in cities, says report |
28 May 1999 |
| Study finds minority ethnic families with disabled children ‘living on the edge’ |
19 May 1999 |
| Abandoned neighbourhoods are undermining city revival, warns report |
5 May 1999 |
| Regeneration ‘must build on local strengths or risk undermining community’ |
28 Apr 1999 |
| JRF launches step-by-step guide to new building regulations and to ‘Lifetime Homes’ |
21 Apr 1999 |
| Successive generations of children may be ‘learning to be poor’ |
29 Mar 1999 |
| Study finds 1.5 million homes without access to financial services |
22 Mar 1999 |
| Local food projects make healthy eating easier to achieve |
17 Mar 1999 |
| Largest statue of a deer unveiled at the opening of the UK’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community |
8 Mar 1999 |
| The UK’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community opens today |
8 Mar 1999 |
| JRF Inquiry calls for greater use of Low Cost Home Ownership to reduce social exclusion |
2 Mar 1999 |
| CASPAR comes to Leeds |
25 Feb 1999 |
| National ‘compact’ between public and voluntary sectors needs local boost |
17 Feb 1999 |
| Direct payments to disabled people must focus on independent living, says guide |
10 Feb 1999 |
| Neglected suburbs must be part of ‘urban renaissance’, warns report |
5 Feb 1999 |
| First CASPAR Development comes to Birmingham |
18 Jan 1999 |
| Analysis highlights constraints on future privatisation of welfare services |
13 Jan 1999 |
| Failed home improvement loan scheme highlights lessons for the future |
18 Dec 1998 |
| JRF launches a new professional qualification for carers |
16 Dec 1998 |
| New indicators show extent of poverty and social exclusion in late 1990s Britain |
16 Dec 1998 |
| Sir William Utting welcomes White Paper plans for a General Social Care Council |
1 Dec 1998 |
| Pakistani and Bangladeshi families 'four times more likely to live in poverty' |
23 Nov 1998 |
| Grassroots private finance schemes show how 'small is bankable' |
1 Nov 1998 |
| Local action 'offers best hope of tackling long-term unemployment' |
1 Nov 1998 |
| Higher turnover adds to risk of breakdown on council estates |
1 Oct 1998 |
| Housing breakthrough as JRF unveils SMART HOME of tomorrow |
1 Oct 1998 |
| Licence to bend the rules 'would speed regeneration in deprived communities' |
1 Oct 1998 |
| Map of neighbourhood dissatisfaction reveals the 'geography of misery' |
1 Oct 1998 |
| Ethnic minorities and urban deprivation |
1 Sep 1998 |
| Medium-sized housing associations are poised for wider community role |
1 Sep 1998 |
| Poor housing leads to strains on disabled people and their families |
1 Sep 1998 |
| Support scheme helps tenants with mental health problems to live independently |
1 Sep 1998 |
| Flexible Tenure: Breakthrough at Last |
1 Aug 1998 |
| Housing Benefit is the missing ingredient in welfare to work programme |
1 Jul 1998 |
| Means test sets personal assistance trap for disabled people wanting to work |
1 Jul 1998 |
| Women who choose childlessness fail to match the stereotypes says study |
1 Jul 1998 |
| CASPAR project in Birmingham |
10 Jun 1998 |
| Holistic schools of the future could offer a base for family services |
1 Jun 1998 |
| Major JRF study reviews experiences of children whose parents divorce |
1 Jun 1998 |
| Study finds incomes and relationships under greater stress in stepfamilies |
1 Jun 1998 |
| Study reveals 80 million pound gap between fees and state funding for elderly people in care homes |
1 Jun 1998 |
| Fears over costs and cowboy builders deter owners from repairing their homes |
1 May 1998 |
| Flexible jobs cut unemployment but do not often lead to permanent full time work |
1 May 1998 |
| Older people in care homes may pay more of their savings than necessary, warns report |
1 May 1998 |
| Squeeze on job opportunities for disabled people helps explain rise in benefit costs |
1 May 1998 |
| Tyne and Wear community development strategy leads to real gains for local people |
1 May 1998 |
| Only big investment in cities will reverse urban exodus, says new report |
28 Apr 1998 |
| Family benefits paid to mothers more likely to be spent on children says study |
27 Apr 1998 |
| Most lone mothers already look for work to escape from benefits says survey |
1 Apr 1998 |
| Views of disabled children are being routinely ignored, warns care study |
1 Apr 1998 |
| Chancellors plan for family tax credits must prove its worth, says JRF report |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Income gap remains wide despite mid 1990s fall in inequality |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Parents commitment to support over 16s at home is conditional study warns |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Partnerships between TECs and local authorities dispel legacy of mistrust |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Rowntree Foundation applauds new housing plans |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Survey finds one in five households without home contents insurance |
1 Mar 1998 |
| Arts project shown to transform people and communities |
1 Feb 1998 |
| City Centre apartments could save countryside, says JRF |
1 Feb 1998 |
| Most authorities neglect duty to recruit Independent Visitors for children in care |
1 Feb 1998 |
| Partnerships involving residents lead to better services on disadvantaged estates |
1 Feb 1998 |
| Energy advice visits ineffective in curbing consumption |
1 Jan 1998 |
| Job insecurity points to slowdown in home ownership growth |
10 Dec 1997 |
| Report urges end to Them and Us contracts with the voluntary sector |
1 Dec 1997 |
| Adult children caring for elderly parents need more help in coping with stress |
1 Nov 1997 |
| Young people and drugs |
1 Nov 1997 |
| Benefit reform more important form work incentives than income tax cuts |
1 Oct 1997 |
| Flat ownership laws need reform |
1 Oct 1997 |
| Homebuyers and tenants should be told about contaminated land, says report |
1 Oct 1997 |
| Effectiveness of welfare to work schemes ‘must be urgently reviewed’ |
19 Sep 1997 |
| Independent writers gain journalist awards |
1 Sep 1997 |
| Marriage counselling services must be sensitive to needs of Asian minorities |
1 Sep 1997 |
| Pre-divorce problems contribute to later difficulties |
1 Sep 1997 |
| Welfare to work hampered by lack of qualifications among lone mothers |
1 Sep 1997 |
| Britain has become less equal in death warns JRF report |
1 Aug 1997 |
| Disadvantaged children at greater risk of adult mental health problems |
1 Aug 1997 |
| DIY owners spend more than £4bn a year |
1 Aug 1997 |
| New style city centre apartments competition finalists chosen |
1 Aug 1997 |
| Pilot schemes offer possible model for a national youth volunteering service |
30 Jul 1997 |
| Contract culture brings far-reaching changes in the role of volunteers |
14 Jul 1997 |
| Action urged to tackle clash between housing policy and community care |
1 Jul 1997 |
| Involving residents in tackling social problems on estates benefit communities and landlords |
1 Jul 1997 |
| Movements in low pay and incomes |
1 Jul 1997 |
| Parents make sacrifices to cover the high costs of child-rearing |
1 Jul 1997 |
| Welfare to work: Integrating taxes and benefits would have mixed results says JRF analysis |
30 Jun 1997 |
| Plans for a new private rented sector launched by Rowntree Foundation |
24 Jun 1997 |
| Divorce mediators urged to review approach to domestic violence |
1 Jun 1997 |
| Riots report warns of continuing social breakdown on estates |
1 Jun 1997 |
| Welfare spending yields only modest reduction in widening gap between rich and poor |
20 May 1997 |
| Low take-up for private mortgage insurance leaves home owners at risk |
1 May 1997 |
| Elected mayor and authority would need real powers to end weak government in London |
1 Apr 1997 |
| New housing will have to last longer than the Pyramids says report |
1 Apr 1997 |
| Nolan commends codes of practice for voluntary sector |
1 Apr 1997 |
| Joseph Rowntree Foundation Certificate In Care |
1 Mar 1997 |
| Urban renewal gets long term unemployed back to work |
1 Mar 1997 |
| Lifetime Homes match higher building standards with long-term cost effectiveness |
1 Feb 1997 |
| Newcomers to social housing more disadvantaged than existing tenants |
1 Feb 1997 |
| Private insurance not a painless solution to welfare pressures, warns report |
1 Feb 1997 |
| Rowntree Housing Trust Rejects Fair Rents |
1 Jan 1997 |
| Objectors to official traveller sites encounter fewer problems than feared |
1 Dec 1996 |
| Unified registration and national regulation systems urged for care homes |
1 Dec 1996 |
| Mens long working hours damage family life |
1 Nov 1996 |
| Multi-million pound investment in council estates fails to secure social change |
1 Nov 1996 |
| Urgent measures needed to stop new estates from becoming stigmatised |
1 Nov 1996 |
| Erosion of local government powers must cease, says report |
1 Oct 1996 |
| Mediation agreements yield long-term benefits for divorced families |
1 Oct 1996 |
| No easy escape from low incomes despite fluctuations from year to year |
1 Oct 1996 |
| Sunday polling could raise turnout in elections |
1 Oct 1996 |
| JRF plans investment in pioneering youth and community programme |
1 Sep 1996 |
