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Wales faces a rising tide of poverty after coronavirus

Wales faces a rising tide of poverty after coronavirus

2nd Nov 2020
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveils his Budget, 2020
JRF responds to the Chancellor’s Budget

JRF responds to the Chancellor’s Budget

11th Mar 2020
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We cannot allow Brexit to distract from families locked in working poverty in our country

We cannot allow Brexit to distract from families locked in working poverty in our country

28th Mar 2019
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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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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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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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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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Slide in real wages means just managing families face little respite

Slide in real wages means just managing families face little respite

12th Jul 2017
Nottingham
Half-a-million rise in number of people in poverty shows Britain isn’t working for everyone

Half-a-million rise in number of people in poverty shows Britain isn’t working for everyone

16th Mar 2017
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Six in 10 households below decent living standard have someone in work, despite record employment

Six in 10 households below decent living standard have someone in work, despite record employment

15th Feb 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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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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