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Current work of the JRF Poverty and Disadvantage (PAD) committee
We have eight current R&D programmes:
- What will it take to end child poverty in the UK?
- Income adequacy
- Education and poverty
- Monitoring poverty and social exclusion
- Ethnicity and poverty
- Poverty, debt and financial inclusion
- Resources in later life
- Welfare and work
What will it take to end child poverty in the UK?
This project estimated how much it will cost to end child poverty by 2020. It included a review of associated issues. It was published in July 2006. Take a look at our child poverty website for more details.
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Income adequacy
Adequate incomes for all is an essential requirement for the eradication of poverty. The projects in this programme, including "A minimum income standard for Britain", will work out what levels of income different families need to live on and assess how benefit levels could change over time.
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Education and poverty
This aims to challenge some of the assumptions of the UK educational system and uncover why it continues to fail low-income families and other disadvantaged groups.
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Monitoring poverty and social exclusion
The series of Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion reports now includes UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The project website - containing more detailed background data - is available at www.poverty.org.uk.
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Ethnicity and poverty
Ethnic minority groups are on average much more likely to experience poverty in the UK but there are important differences according to class, gender and age. This programme examines the issues in more detail including looking at wider aspects around health and employment.
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Poverty, debt and financial inclusion
Access to appropriate and affordable financial products is a key requirement for people on low incomes.
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Resources in later life (RILL)
How do the resources available to people compare to what they need in order to escape poverty, hardship and disadvantage in later life?
RILL aims to identify policy and practice responses to help create stable foundations for financial security. The focus is poverty among older people now and the barriers that need to be overcome to alleviate it.
Understanding how to do this involves exploring how social, personal and financial resources help meet the aspirations of older people and how economic needs change throughout later life.
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Welfare and work
This programme covers a broad range of projects examining poverty, benefits, low pay, employment and so on.
>> Findings | Work in progress
