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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 with lived experience of poverty
The importance of using lived experience in solutions to poverty

The importance of using lived experience in solutions to poverty

19th Oct 2018
Salford Poverty Truth Commission
We need to influence culture to achieve lasting social change

We need to influence culture to achieve lasting social change

12th Sep 2018
Mother and daughter
#IWD2018: time to loosen the grip of poverty on women in the UK

#IWD2018: time to loosen the grip of poverty on women in the UK

8th Mar 2018
Why it’s time to tell a new story about UK poverty

Why it’s time to tell a new story about UK poverty

22nd Jan 2018
UK Poverty 2017: the story behind the statistics

UK Poverty 2017: the story behind the statistics

11th Dec 2017
Mother and daughter
We can become an unstoppable, coordinated movement to #solveukpoverty

We can become an unstoppable, coordinated movement to #solveukpoverty

8th Sep 2017
Social change: are we telling the wrong stories?

Social change: are we telling the wrong stories?

2nd Aug 2017
After the election, the Government needs to get to grips with poverty

After the election, the Government needs to get to grips with poverty

22nd May 2017
Helen Barnard
Our £7 billion childcare system needs fundamental reform to offer better life chances for all children

Our £7 billion childcare system needs fundamental reform to offer better life chances for all children

27th Jan 2016
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Poverty in the media - who benefits?

Poverty in the media - who benefits?

7th Dec 2015
We all share responsibility for eradicating poverty

We all share responsibility for eradicating poverty

27th Oct 2015
Claire Turner
National Living Wage and care homes: How do we value care workers and ensure high-quality care?

National Living Wage and care homes: How do we value care workers and ensure high-quality care?

26th Oct 2015
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The rise (and fall) of never-worked households

The rise (and fall) of never-worked households

24th Sep 2015
Helen Barnard
Is 30 hours of free childcare worth fighting for?

Is 30 hours of free childcare worth fighting for?

9th Sep 2015
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#Dementiaville failed to give people with dementia a voice

#Dementiaville failed to give people with dementia a voice

19th Jun 2015
Katherine Blaker
#Dementiaville - what do people living with Dementia think about their care?

#Dementiaville - what do people living with Dementia think about their care?

10th Jun 2015
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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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