Maddy leads JRF's campaigns and public affairs work on social security, communities and place; including our flagship 'Guarantee our Essentials' campaign, which calls on the Government to ensure the basic rate of Universal Credit is at least enough to afford life's essentials. Before joining JRF, Maddy worked in variety of campaigning roles across the sector including at housing and homelessness charity Shelter, and in the UK poverty team at Save the Children.
Email: maddy.moore@jrf.org.uk
Guaranteeing a block of cheaper energy gives all households a safety net while providing the greatest support to those who need it most.
A universal discounted block of ‘essential’ energy would provide certainty and affordability in an increasingly uncertain world.
This briefing sets out which children are at greatest risk of such severe and acute poverty, and what a child poverty strategy must include to address it.