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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 enjoying the outdoors
What’s the best way to improve living standards?

What’s the best way to improve living standards?

22nd Nov 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
People locked in poverty, speaking for themselves

People locked in poverty, speaking for themselves

7th Feb 2019
Are people with lived experience of poverty finally being heard?

Are people with lived experience of poverty finally being heard?

24th 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
To open up democracy, people in poverty must have real power

To open up democracy, people in poverty must have real power

10th Aug 2018
We have a collective responsibility to solve poverty

We have a collective responsibility to solve poverty

18th Jun 2018
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Why we need big ideas to solve UK poverty

Why we need big ideas to solve UK poverty

15th Jun 2018
Integration Strategy must focus on tackling poverty for BME families

Integration Strategy must focus on tackling poverty for BME families

8th Jun 2018
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Effective poverty and obesity campaigns need more than just stats

Effective poverty and obesity campaigns need more than just stats

9th May 2018
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Talking about poverty in the UK - what works?

Talking about poverty in the UK - what works?

3rd May 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
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Benefit freeze is the real problem, not universal credit

Benefit freeze is the real problem, not universal credit

18th Oct 2017
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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
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