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JRF responds to new social mobility plans

JRF responds to new social mobility plans

14th Dec 2017
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Low-paid sectors hit hard by falling real wages

Low-paid sectors hit hard by falling real wages

13th Dec 2017
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Rising prices and the benefit freeze make families £500 worse off

Rising prices and the benefit freeze make families £500 worse off

12th Dec 2017
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UK Poverty 2017: Country reaches turning point after rises in child and pensioner poverty

UK Poverty 2017: Country reaches turning point after rises in child and pensioner poverty

4th Dec 2017
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Scotland must take steps to prevent country’s record on poverty unravelling

Scotland must take steps to prevent country’s record on poverty unravelling

29th Nov 2017
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Benefits freeze: Families facing another 12 months of misery

Benefits freeze: Families facing another 12 months of misery

28th Nov 2017
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JRF Autumn Budget response: struggling people needed far more from the Budget

JRF Autumn Budget response: struggling people needed far more from the Budget

22nd Nov 2017
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Single-earner families face living standards drop

Single-earner families face living standards drop

16th Nov 2017
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Poverty premium: New Fair By Design Fund aims to raise £20m and disrupt markets

Poverty premium: New Fair By Design Fund aims to raise £20m and disrupt markets

9th Nov 2017
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Benefit freeze: UK’s record of tackling child poverty at risk

Benefit freeze: UK’s record of tackling child poverty at risk

2nd Nov 2017
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Low-income voters ‘politically homeless’ as worries take their toll

Low-income voters ‘politically homeless’ as worries take their toll

30th Oct 2017
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Budget: Government must show it is on the side of the just about managing

Budget: Government must show it is on the side of the just about managing

22nd Oct 2017
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Today’s new ONS figures reveal inflation rates are at five year high

Today’s new ONS figures reveal inflation rates are at five year high

17th Oct 2017
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600,000 more people face rent shortfalls

600,000 more people face rent shortfalls

13th Oct 2017
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Half a million more people in poverty if Government maintains benefits freeze

Half a million more people in poverty if Government maintains benefits freeze

9th Oct 2017
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PM right to fix affordable housing crisis, now further action needed to fulfil the British dream

PM right to fix affordable housing crisis, now further action needed to fulfil the British dream

4th Oct 2017
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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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