Events

Upcoming events

Poverty in Scotland 2026 launch event

Join the launch of this year's independent, annual state of the nation report which sets out the scale of poverty in Scotland. Monday 5 October, 10am-11:45am.

JRF at party conferences

Join us this party conference season as our events pose challenging questions, connect research with policymakers and spark debate on key social issues.

Aerial view of Brighton city East Sussex with i360 observation tower , UK

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JRF at Liberal Democrat Party Conference

Delegates can join JRF for discussions on social security and social care at this year's Liberal Democrat Party Conference.

19–22 September 2026

Photo taken in Liverpool, United Kingdom

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JRF at Labour Party Conference

Delegates can join JRF for discussions on economics, energy and housing at this year's Labour Party Conference.

27–30 September 2026

The view from off the Brighton beach of Hove and the new i360 tower and attraction opposite the west pier.

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JRF at Green Party Conference

Delegates can join JRF for a discussion panel on living standards at this year's Green Party Conference.

2–4 October 2026

Birmingham Canal Old Line in city centre with barges

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JRF at Conservative Party Conference

JRF will be hosting a roundtable on the topic of work for select delegates at the Conservative Party Conference.

4–7 October 2026

Annual events

JRF organises a range of free, online and in-person events throughout the year, including our annual flagship events linked to our state of the nation reports, and a stimulating programme of activity during party conference season.

You can register your interest via the forms below and be the first to find out details about booking, key speakers and panel discussions:

Destitution in the UK 2026, November
UK Poverty 2027, January

You can also sign up to our newsletter to get monthly event updates.

Past events

You can watch all past event recordings on our YouTube channel.

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Mapping wealth, ownership and place in York

A series of interactive events at this year's York Festival of Ideas, supported by JRF.

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Narrative change

Housing

How to talk about homes and immigration webinar

A webinar where we we look at framing your communications to navigate how people think about homes and immigration.

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Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland webinar

A webinar launching our new report Disability and poverty in Northern Ireland.

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Housing

How tax reform would make rent controls feasible to deliver launch webinar

This webinar launched the first report from our Ending the Rent Squeeze programme, showing how rent controls and tax reform could reduce rents.