Jump to main content

JRF–The Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Secondary Menu

  • About us
  • Our work
  • Media centre
  • UK poverty statistics

Site menu

  • Cities, towns and neighbourhoods
    • Cities
    • Economic development and local growth
    • Inclusive Growth
    • Neighbourhoods
    • Services and local government
  • Housing
    • Affordable housing
    • Home ownership
    • Homelessness
    • Housing market
    • Housing providers
    • Private rented sector
    • Social Housing
    • Talking about housing
  • Income and benefits
    • Costs
    • Debt
    • Living Standards
    • Living Wage
    • Minimum Income Standards
    • Pay
    • Unemployment
    • Universal Credit
  • People
    • Child Poverty
    • Children
    • Disabled People
    • Ethnicity
    • Low-income voters
    • Mental Health
    • Older People
    • Young People
  • Society
    • Brexit
    • Coronavirus
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Social and political attitudes
    • Social Exclusion
  • Work
    • Employment
    • Equality
    • In-work poverty
    • Labour Markets
    • Low Pay
    • Skills
  • Cities, towns and neighbourhoods
    • Cities
    • Economic development and local growth
    • Inclusive Growth
    • Neighbourhoods
    • Services and local government
  • Housing
    • Affordable housing
    • Home ownership
    • Homelessness
    • Housing market
    • Housing providers
    • Private rented sector
    • Social Housing
    • Talking about housing
  • Income and benefits
    • Costs
    • Debt
    • Living Standards
    • Living Wage
    • Minimum Income Standards
    • Pay
    • Unemployment
    • Universal Credit
  • People
    • Child Poverty
    • Children
    • Disabled People
    • Ethnicity
    • Low-income voters
    • Mental Health
    • Older People
    • Young People
  • Society
    • Brexit
    • Coronavirus
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • Social and political attitudes
    • Social Exclusion
  • Work
    • Employment
    • Equality
    • In-work poverty
    • Labour Markets
    • Low Pay
    • Skills
  • About us
  • Our work
  • Media centre
  • UK poverty statistics

You are here

  1. Home ›
  2. Blogs

JRF Blogs

Social policy blogs by JRF, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. The latest expert thinking on social issues and poverty in the UK.

Filter Content

Filter by geographical area:

  • UK (28) Apply UK filter
  • Scotland (2) Apply Scotland filter
  • England (1) Apply England filter

Filter by topic:

  • Income and benefits Remove Income and benefits filter
    • Universal credit Remove Universal credit filter
    • Living standards (12) Apply Living standards filter
    • Costs (5) Apply Costs filter
    • Debt (3) Apply Debt filter
    • Living wage (3) Apply Living wage filter
    • Minimum Income Standards (3) Apply Minimum Income Standards filter
    • Unemployment (3) Apply Unemployment filter
    • Pay (1) Apply Pay filter
  • Work (8) Apply Work filter
  • Society (3) Apply Society filter
  • Housing (2) Apply Housing filter
  • Inclusive growth (2) Apply Inclusive growth filter
  • Economic development and local growth (1) Apply Economic development and local growth filter
  • People (1) Apply People filter
  • Services and local government (1) Apply Services and local government filter

Filter by release date:

  • 2021 (7) Apply 2021 filter
  • 2020 (9) Apply 2020 filter
  • 2019 (2) Apply 2019 filter
  • 2018 (6) Apply 2018 filter
  • 2017 (6) Apply 2017 filter
  • 2016 (3) Apply 2016 filter
Reset Filters

Our use of cookies

We use necessary cookies to make our site work and analytics cookies to help improve your experience of it. Analytics cookies are completely optional and we won't collect them unless you give us your consent. You can use this tool to set your cookies preferences on your devices.

To find out more please read our cookies policy.

Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function properly across areas such as accessibility security and use all of our features. These cookies can be disabled in your website browser settings but may impact your website experience.

Social Sharing Cookies

We use some cookies that should allow you to share content from our website on your social media platforms and email.

Social sharing cookies

Analytics Cookies

Analytics Cookies enable us to use Google Analytics and Siteimprove to help us improve our website by collecting data on how you use it. The data we collect remains strictly anonymous.

Analytics cookies

Teenagers hanging out the washing
Scotland's child poverty targets are possible - with political confidence and urgency

Scotland's child poverty targets are possible - with political confidence and urgency

25th Feb 2021
People on Blackpool north pier
Next phase of support must help places at risk of being pulled under

Next phase of support must help places at risk of being pulled under

25th Feb 2021
Father and daughter in face masks
Roadmap to recovery: three things the Government must do as we exit lockdown

Roadmap to recovery: three things the Government must do as we exit lockdown

23rd Feb 2021
Supermarket shelves stocked with fresh fruit and veg
#KeepTheLifeline: “The uplift means I can breathe out”

#KeepTheLifeline: “The uplift means I can breathe out”

18th Feb 2021
#KeepTheLifeline: urging the Government to keep the £20 UC uplift

#KeepTheLifeline: urging the Government to keep the £20 UC uplift

10th Feb 2021
#KeepTheLifeline: How evictions can pull people into poverty

#KeepTheLifeline: How evictions can pull people into poverty

5th Feb 2021
#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

#KeepTheLifeline: COVID-19, insecure work and Universal Credit

29th Jan 2021
Woman putting coin in purse
What is destitution?

What is destitution?

9th Dec 2020
The £20 weekly uplift must be extended to legacy benefits

The £20 weekly uplift must be extended to legacy benefits

18th Nov 2020
Delivery worker
Last minute extension of furlough undermines its effectiveness

Last minute extension of furlough undermines its effectiveness

3rd Nov 2020
Keeping the £20 lifeline is right for our families and economy

Keeping the £20 lifeline is right for our families and economy

19th Oct 2020
People playing in the garden
Keep the £20 Universal Credit lifeline - lived experience shows us why

Keep the £20 Universal Credit lifeline - lived experience shows us why

7th Oct 2020
Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

Autumn Budget: keep doing the right thing and keep the £20 lifeline

9th Sep 2020
Delivery worker
Government can provide a housing lifeline in the coming economic storm

Government can provide a housing lifeline in the coming economic storm

30th Jun 2020
Family shopping
Universal Credit: a lifeline for millions now, and beyond coronavirus

Universal Credit: a lifeline for millions now, and beyond coronavirus

2nd Apr 2020
Woman with child
Coronavirus: a strong social security system is an essential public service now

Coronavirus: a strong social security system is an essential public service now

26th Mar 2020
  • Load more

Our email newsletters

Subscribing to our email newsletters is a great way to find out about our latest news, views, research, analysis, events and jobs.

It’s quick and easy to subscribe.

Subscribe
News alert icon

A unique organisation

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. Uniquely, we also run a housing association and care provider, the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust.

About us
Social scene in Clementhorpe Court

Our Work

  • Our work
  • Events
  • Reports
  • Blog
  • News
  • Funding
  • Social investment

About us

  • About us
  • Our heritage
  • Our people
  • Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust
  • Careers
  • Internships

Legal

  • Legal
  • Privacy notice
  • Cookies
  • Accessibility
  • Annual reports and accounts
  • Website acceptable use policy
  • Website terms and conditions

Contact us

Contact us
The Homestead
40 Water End
York
YO30 6WP
Tel:01904 629 241
Email: [email protected]

Social menu

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Medium

Copyright Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2021. A company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
Company Number: 12132713
Charity Number (Scotland): SC049712
Charity Number (England and Wales): 1184957