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Family with lived experience of poverty
People in poverty must not pay the price for Brexit

People in poverty must not pay the price for Brexit

15th Feb 2019

Unacceptable rises in child poverty as more working parents left unable to make ends meet

4th Dec 2018
Unacceptable rises in child poverty as more working parents left unable to make ends meet
warehouse workers
Time for Government to listen to the public and right the wrong of in-work poverty

Time for Government to listen to the public and right the wrong of in-work poverty

10th Jul 2018
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Families hit by crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet

Families hit by crippling cost of living need a third more income to make ends meet

3rd Jul 2018
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Living standards continue to stagnate as cuts to benefits outweigh gains from the National Living Wage

Living standards continue to stagnate as cuts to benefits outweigh gains from the National Living Wage

15th Jun 2018
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Response to NAO report on Universal Credit rollout

Response to NAO report on Universal Credit rollout

14th Jun 2018
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JRF responds to Crisis’ report on ending homelessness

JRF responds to Crisis’ report on ending homelessness

11th Jun 2018
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Over 1.5 million people were destitute in the UK in 2017

Over 1.5 million people were destitute in the UK in 2017

7th Jun 2018
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JRF comments on FCA report into high cost credit

JRF comments on FCA report into high cost credit

31st May 2018
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Low-income voters in Scotland could be key battleground in next General Election

Low-income voters in Scotland could be key battleground in next General Election

22nd May 2018
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Housing ladder no longer exists – people on low incomes are stuck on a housing treadmill

Housing ladder no longer exists – people on low incomes are stuck on a housing treadmill

30th Apr 2018
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Working families still locked in poverty – time to right the wrong of in-work poverty

Working families still locked in poverty – time to right the wrong of in-work poverty

22nd Mar 2018
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Spring Statement: not even a glimmer at the end of the tunnel for working families locked into poverty

Spring Statement: not even a glimmer at the end of the tunnel for working families locked into poverty

13th Mar 2018
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Almost a quarter of people in Wales are trapped in poverty

Almost a quarter of people in Wales are trapped in poverty

7th Mar 2018
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Nearly one in three adults out of work as Northern Ireland makes no progress on poverty in a decade

Nearly one in three adults out of work as Northern Ireland makes no progress on poverty in a decade

20th Feb 2018
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Problem debts: Households in poverty face a difficult 2018

Problem debts: Households in poverty face a difficult 2018

16th Jan 2018
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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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Copyright Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2021. A company limited by guarantee and a registered charity.
Company Number: 12132713
Charity Number (Scotland): SC049712
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