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Social housing
Give councils power to target land value to fund affordable housing, urges new report

Give councils power to target land value to fund affordable housing, urges new report

14th Dec 2021
Lone parent
JRF responds to extension of Scottish Child Payment

JRF responds to extension of Scottish Child Payment

29th Nov 2021

A tale of two Budgets for low-income families

27th Oct 2021
A tale of two Budgets for low-income families
Family shopping
Large-scale study reveals scale of debt crisis among low-income households

Large-scale study reveals scale of debt crisis among low-income households

21st Oct 2021
Houses in neighbourhood
Invest in social housing to fix 'policy black hole' for almost 1m families paying private rents they can't afford

Invest in social housing to fix 'policy black hole' for almost 1m families paying private rents they can't afford

13th Oct 2021
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Biggest ever overnight cut to social security makes a mockery of levelling up

Biggest ever overnight cut to social security makes a mockery of levelling up

6th Oct 2021
Young stressed couple
PM lacks guts to look the poorest in the eye as he cuts their incomes

PM lacks guts to look the poorest in the eye as he cuts their incomes

6th Oct 2021
Manchester
The Chancellor may say he has a plan for jobs but he has no plan for paying the bills

The Chancellor may say he has a plan for jobs but he has no plan for paying the bills

4th Oct 2021
Manchester
Prime Minister is abandoning millions to hunger and hardship with his eyes wide open

Prime Minister is abandoning millions to hunger and hardship with his eyes wide open

3rd Oct 2021
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Household Support Fund does not come close to scale of challenge facing struggling families

Household Support Fund does not come close to scale of challenge facing struggling families

30th Sep 2021
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What does a “very difficult winter” look like for low-income families?

What does a “very difficult winter” look like for low-income families?

22nd Sep 2021
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New Cabinet faces living standards crisis if they go ahead with cut to Universal Credit

New Cabinet faces living standards crisis if they go ahead with cut to Universal Credit

15th Sep 2021
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New research highlights ‘shameful’ racial disparities in housing system

New research highlights ‘shameful’ racial disparities in housing system

14th Sep 2021
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NICs increase ‘adds insult to injury’ for families facing devastating cut to Universal Credit

NICs increase ‘adds insult to injury’ for families facing devastating cut to Universal Credit

7th Sep 2021
Keep the lifeline
Keep the lifeline - open letter to the Prime Minister

Keep the lifeline - open letter to the Prime Minister

2nd Sep 2021
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Over 400 constituencies are set to see over 1 in 3 working-age families with children hit by the cut to Universal Credit

Over 400 constituencies are set to see over 1 in 3 working-age families with children hit by the cut to Universal Credit

26th Aug 2021
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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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