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Taking children to school
Coalition warns it would be a terrible mistake to cut the £20 uplift to Universal Credit

Coalition warns it would be a terrible mistake to cut the £20 uplift to Universal Credit

29th Nov 2020
2.5 million households worried about paying rent over winter, with 700,000 already in arrears and 350,000 at risk of eviction

2.5 million households worried about paying rent over winter, with 700,000 already in arrears and 350,000 at risk of eviction

16th Nov 2020
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JRF response to UK Labour Market statistics

JRF response to UK Labour Market statistics

11th Aug 2020

Places on the brink: the parts of Britain at risk of surging poverty

7th Aug 2020
Places on the brink: the parts of Britain at risk of surging poverty
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak
JRF response to the Summer Economic Update

JRF response to the Summer Economic Update

8th Jul 2020
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JRF responds to Prime Minister’s speech on economic recovery

JRF responds to Prime Minister’s speech on economic recovery

1st Jul 2020
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Low income voters in danger of facing “double injustice” following coronavirus

Low income voters in danger of facing “double injustice” following coronavirus

24th Jun 2020
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Nearly two thirds of families on Universal Credit forced into lockdown debt ‘nightmare’

Nearly two thirds of families on Universal Credit forced into lockdown debt ‘nightmare’

17th Jun 2020
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JRF responds to ONS figures on coronavirus in deprived areas and GDP

JRF responds to ONS figures on coronavirus in deprived areas and GDP

12th Jun 2020
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JRF responds to Social Mobility Commission report

JRF responds to Social Mobility Commission report

10th Jun 2020
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JRF responds to increase in local welfare assistance scheme funding

JRF responds to increase in local welfare assistance scheme funding

10th Jun 2020
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A third of furloughed private renters worried about paying their rent when lockdown ends

A third of furloughed private renters worried about paying their rent when lockdown ends

4th Jun 2020
JRF responds to Chancellor’s furlough scheme announcement

JRF responds to Chancellor’s furlough scheme announcement

12th May 2020
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JRF responds to ONS figures on occupation and coronavirus

JRF responds to ONS figures on occupation and coronavirus

11th May 2020
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JRF responds to ONS figures on ethnicity and coronavirus

JRF responds to ONS figures on ethnicity and coronavirus

7th May 2020
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JRF responds to ONS figures on coronavirus in deprived areas

JRF responds to ONS figures on coronavirus in deprived areas

1st May 2020
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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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YO30 6WP
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Copyright Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2021. A company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
Company Number: 12132713
Charity Number (Scotland): SC049712
Charity Number (England and Wales): 1184957