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A better future is possible.

At the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, we work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.

UK Poverty 2025: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

This report sets out the nature of poverty in the UK in the run-up to 2024's General Election. It also sets out the scale of action necessary for the Government to deliver the change it has promised.

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Social security

Where will cuts to sickness and disability benefits fall hardest?

JRF analysis shows that more people receive social security for health issues and disabilities in Labour’s heartlands.

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Social security

Care

How health-related benefit cuts add up

This new analysis shows the level of proposed cuts for some example families, and how multiple cuts interact with one other.

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Social security

Factsheet: Health-related benefit cuts

New analysis from NEF and JRF examines the consequences of potential cuts and reveals the elevated levels of hardship facing people receiving health-related benefits.

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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation funds and works in partnership with other organisations to unlock the UK from poverty

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