New analysis from NEF and JRF examines the consequences of potential cuts and reveals the elevated levels of hardship facing ...

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 ...

More pounds in people’s pockets? In her Budget speech in October 2024, Rachel Reeves said she wanted ‘more pounds in people’s pockets’ and ‘to improve living standards’. But when we compare average ...

Not enough food. Can’t heat the house. No bed. Can’t pay the rent. Can’t afford the bus fare to go into town. Can’t afford to have a friend over for tea. Living in fear of the washing machine or ...

One of the greatest challenges we face is the way we’ve come to see our current economic and social models as fixed, even as they are failing us and the planet. We’re living through times of hardship ...

Assessing the prospects for living standards is an important part of every fiscal event, but will be increasingly important going forward, given the Prime Minister’s commitment to ‘higher living ...

around 5 in 6 low-income households on Universal Credit are currently going without essentials support has eroded over decades and the basic rate (‘standard allowance’) of Universal Credit is now at ...

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 ...

Child poverty rates are higher than poverty rates for both working-age and pension-age adults, so addressing child poverty is a crucial part of solving poverty in the UK. Despite living in one of the ...

Frank leads JRF’s public engagement, advocacy, and campaigning work. Frank is also responsible for providing all parts of the JRF and JRHT group with high quality communications support through its ...

While public support doesn’t always translate into government policy, greater support is certainly more likely to result in sustained and increased action by all levels of government. Public attitudes ...