A year into the new Labour Government, key hardship measures show no improvement - over 7 million low-income families are ...

This year our report asks how effective social security is at reducing poverty and advancing equality in Scotland.

The UK has entered a housing market downturn, sparked by higher inflation and interest rates. This is already having far-reaching consequences for individuals, the housing system and the wider ...

Our early years education and childcare system provides a vital service: the care and education of our youngest children, as well as being a tool to enable parents to work. Westminster’s plans to ...

JRF is calling on the Government to immediately stop deducting debt repayments from benefits at unaffordable rates, and to strengthen our social security safety net so that people aren’t forced to ...

This report looks at what has happened to poverty in Wales before and during the coronavirus outbreak.

The history of benefit uprating since 1972, and the impact of using the September 2021 inflation rate in the uprating decision for April 2022.

This report looks at the effect of low-income voters on the 2019 UK General Election, and how their motivations and concerns affected their choices.

Inequalities Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities face in accessing affordable and secure homes are rooted in structural injustices that are just not right, and must change.

'Work first' is a core idea that underpins the UK's employment and welfare systems, and effective ‘work first’ orientated systems have long-term, paid employment as the primary goal for people ...

This year’s Poverty in Scotland paints a bleak picture of a society in crisis. It demands action from all tiers of government to avert the worst of this crisis, and time is short.

This paper focuses on the impact of high-quality early education and effective early intervention, which can act as protective factors for children against the negative effects of poverty. It also ...