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Families facing steep costs to get through the summer holidays

Families facing steep costs to get through the summer holidays

3rd Jul 2019
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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

Universal Credit can loosen the grip of poverty, but further reform is needed

20th Feb 2019
Universal Credit can loosen the grip of poverty, but further reform is needed
Time to boost living standards for 10 million people living in struggling families in the Budget

Time to boost living standards for 10 million people living in struggling families in the Budget

12th Oct 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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JRF Autumn Budget response: struggling people needed far more from the Budget

JRF Autumn Budget response: struggling people needed far more from the Budget

22nd Nov 2017
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Response to Child Poverty Action Group report: The cost of a child in 2017

Response to Child Poverty Action Group report: The cost of a child in 2017

21st Aug 2017
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Next Parliament could be a real struggle for poorer families

Next Parliament could be a real struggle for poorer families

5th May 2017
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Response to Spring Budget

Response to Spring Budget

8th Mar 2017
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IFS poverty forecasts: Budget needs to support families on a precipice

IFS poverty forecasts: Budget needs to support families on a precipice

2nd Mar 2017
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JRF response to the Chancellor’s Emergency Budget

JRF response to the Chancellor’s Emergency Budget

8th Jul 2015
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Almost four in ten families with children are struggling to make ends meet

Almost four in ten families with children are struggling to make ends meet

19th Jan 2015

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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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Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a registered charity no 210169 (England and Wales).