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People pushed to the margins driven to vote for Brexit

People pushed to the margins driven to vote for Brexit

31st Aug 2016
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5 million adults lack basic literacy and numeracy skills

5 million adults lack basic literacy and numeracy skills

29th Aug 2016
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Revealed: the 2300 neighbourhoods missing out from record employment despite jobs on the doorstep

Revealed: the 2300 neighbourhoods missing out from record employment despite jobs on the doorstep

11th Aug 2016
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Poverty costs UK £78 billion per year – JRF report

Poverty costs UK £78 billion per year – JRF report

1st Aug 2016
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Working parents hit living standards ceiling due to high childcare costs

Working parents hit living standards ceiling due to high childcare costs

20th Jul 2016
Payslip tax
Report paints a stark picture of the new face of poverty

Report paints a stark picture of the new face of poverty

19th Jul 2016
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Leave voters felt ignored and left behind as post-Brexit poll reveals extent of economic division across UK

Leave voters felt ignored and left behind as post-Brexit poll reveals extent of economic division across UK

15th Jul 2016
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Ashwin Kumar joins the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as Chief Economist

Ashwin Kumar joins the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as Chief Economist

11th Jul 2016
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UK government needs a plan to boost poorest regions following Brexit

UK government needs a plan to boost poorest regions following Brexit

5th Jul 2016
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JRF response to the EU referendum – We cannot afford to return to business as usual

JRF response to the EU referendum – We cannot afford to return to business as usual

24th Jun 2016
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JRF launches new Hartlepool Action Lab to help tackle poverty

JRF launches new Hartlepool Action Lab to help tackle poverty

20th Jun 2016
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Challenge for growing Northern Powerhouse city regions to share the proceeds of prosperity

Challenge for growing Northern Powerhouse city regions to share the proceeds of prosperity

19th May 2016
Julia Unwin
Julia Unwin CBE to leave the JRF and JRHT after 10 years

Julia Unwin CBE to leave the JRF and JRHT after 10 years

19th May 2016
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Queen's Speech: Life chances plans must go much further to address poverty

Queen's Speech: Life chances plans must go much further to address poverty

18th May 2016
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Queen’s Speech must support social justice for all after a third of UK population experience poverty

Queen’s Speech must support social justice for all after a third of UK population experience poverty

16th May 2016
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1.25 million people are destitute in the UK

1.25 million people are destitute in the UK

27th Apr 2016
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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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