There is no single best measure of poverty. It is a complex problem that needs a range of measures telling us different ...

In response to the Prime Minister's new Plan for Change, JRF Principal Policy Adviser Abby Jitendra said: "The lowest income families have endured years of unyielding and overwhelming struggle which ...

Responding to today's Scottish Budget, JRF Associate Director for Scotland Chris Birt said: “While this budget won't eradicate child poverty, the First Minister’s stated driving purpose, it does show ...

The Government must tackle stagnant levels of hardship as part of their mission for growth, with worse living standards to ...

Latest research from October 2024 finds hardship is embedded in the UK, with around 7m low-income households going without essentials. This number has barely moved for three years. 5.4 million ...

Bangladeshi, Black African and Pakistani households are 2 to 3 times more likely to experience persistent very deep poverty, ...

Most people are concerned about the shortage of decent and affordable homes in the UK and support the broad idea that we need to build more. Yet we can sometimes face opposition when making the case ...

Child poverty has remained stubbornly high over the last few years. We have argued that a strong social security system has a crucial role to play in giving families in Scotland a lifeline out of ...

Tackling hardship must involve improving circumstances for people receiving ‘work-related disability benefits’ (health-related Universal Credit or Employment and Support Allowance) who face ...

What key aspects and principles make this community's participatory approach successful? Dundee people with lived experience of poverty share their thoughts.