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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.

No let-up for millions of families in hardship: JRF’s cost of living tracker, winter 2025

New evidence from JRF shows there has been no let-up for low-income families over the last year, with millions of households still struggling to afford life’s essentials, such as food, heating and basic toiletries.

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Comment

Cost of living

Child poverty

Scrapping two-child limit eases burden on families, but living standards still bleak

Measures in the Budget, especially removing the two-child limit, ease some pain and significantly reduce child poverty, but incomes are projected to fall more in this parliament than any on record.

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Poverty in Northern Ireland 2025

Progress on tackling child poverty in Northern Ireland has stalled and focusing on work alone will not shift the dial on child poverty. It is time to invest in a better future for children.

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Briefing

Cost of living

Climate change

Energy affordability: how to reduce bills for majority of households

The Government needs a new approach to tackling energy affordability, a rising block tariff could be the answer.

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Funding

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

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