Media centre
Journalists wanting embargoed press releases should contact the JRF Press Office by email or call 01904 615 958. For out of hours media queries, please contact 07800615105.
Our spokespeople are happy to give interviews, background briefings and work with journalists. For the latest news you can also follow us on Twitter via @jrf_uk
Latest News
UN Special Rapporteur’s report shows Government must act to loosen the grip of poverty
Response to DWP announcement on the Social Metrics Commission’s measure of poverty
End the injustice of in-work poverty: JRF responds to speech by Amber Rudd
Bold action needed beyond the school gates to loosen the grip of child poverty
Features
UK Poverty 2018
This annual report examines the nature and scale of UK poverty and the effect of the UK poverty rate on the people gripped by it.
Solving poverty after Brexit Hub
How will Brexit affect low-income people and communities, and what can be done to loosen poverty’s grip? As the UK moves towards leaving the EU, we want to ensure that people who are locked in poverty are prioritised, not forgotten.
A Minimum Income Standard for the UK 2008-2018: continuity and change
Our tenth annual Minimum Income Standard for the UK shows that rising costs are holding families back from achieving a decent minimum living standard, a decade on from the financial crisis.
Destitution in the UK 2018
As a society we believe in protecting each other from harm and yet last year over 1.5 million people in the UK were pushed into destitution, going without the bare essentials and locked out of the chance of building a decent and secure life.
Talking about poverty
The Talking about poverty project, run in partnership with the FrameWorks Institute, is developing a more effective way of communicating about UK poverty, based on new research.
Key contacts
Daniel Wright
Head of News and Planning
Harriet Anderson
Media Manager
