A job is often the thing that keeps people from poverty: if you are in work, you are far less likely to be in poverty. But work is no longer the protection from poverty it should be, and in-work ...

This report shows that poverty is both a cause and an effect of SEND and makes a series of recommendations, including: Policy-makers and school and early years leaders should prioritise SEND. Staff in ...

This report, from the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), is the 12th in a series monitoring the number of people living beneath the Minimum Income Standard in the UK. It focuses on 3 groups ...

This report draws on detailed analysis of past housing market downturns and current market conditions to argue the downturn is likely to manifest in four key areas: A slowdown in housebuilding. An ...

People going without essentials piles pressure on primary schools and GP surgeries, diverting resources and adding to workloads. We need an urgent action plan for hardship.

International childcare markets Many international childcare systems with significant privately delivered provision and public subsidies include higher controls on public funding, including ensuring ...

In 2022, the rising cost of living presents the most significant challenge to living standards for many years, and comes after a period of social and economic uncertainty resulting from the Covid-19 ...

We need to set policy which works to create a smaller, higher quality, and better managed private rented sector, which meets the needs of people seeking flexibility, while rejecting the notion that ...

Poverty stigma exacerbates shamefully high rates of poverty in the UK. It can affect health as much as trying to survive on a low income. How do we combat it?

Progress on tackling child poverty in Northern Ireland has stalled and focusing on work alone will not shift the dial on child poverty. It is time to invest in a better future for children.

Relative and absolute poverty can be presented before and after housing costs (these include rent or mortgage interest, buildings insurance and water rates) and are presented after direct taxes and ...

The official story on poverty among disabled people is bad enough. But new JRF analysis reveals that when it comes to the real essentials of life, like heating and food, the problem is far worse than ...