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

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Family
Building public will for a system that looks after everyone in our society

Building public will for a system that looks after everyone in our society

31st Oct 2019
Children playing a puzzle
How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

How people’s experiences of poverty can help to unlock solutions

28th Oct 2019
Young apprentice
Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

Employers have the power to help solve in-work poverty in Scotland

24th Oct 2019
Social housing
Five ways the housing sector can help turn the rising tide of poverty in Scotland

Five ways the housing sector can help turn the rising tide of poverty in Scotland

23rd Oct 2019
Cafe workers
Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

Focus on pay and good jobs to unlock the UK's productivity challenge

16th Oct 2019
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We must turn the tide on inequality for all our children

We must turn the tide on inequality for all our children

8th Oct 2019
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Race equality and justice in the charity sector

Race equality and justice in the charity sector

1st Oct 2019

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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.

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