Every year our flagship UK Poverty report offers a comprehensive analysis of poverty in the UK. The report draws on a range of data to identify who is most affected, how poverty levels have changed ...

The UK Government won’t see progress on child poverty by the end of this Parliament – even with high economic growth – if investment in social security does not form a part of its child poverty ...

Economic and employment growth alone will not be enough to reduce poverty levels ...

Sam is a Lead Analyst, undertaking analysis for JRF’s work on social security, communities and place, and the wider economy. Sam was previously a Senior Economist at the New Economics Foundation, ...

Tilly is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, leading the organisation's work on climate justice. Previously, Tilly worked at Citizens Advice on consumer, housing and energy policy with a specific focus on ...

Erika works as a Creative Designer in the Design and Production team. She is an accredited Adobe Certified Professional with her skillset including graphic design, illustration, short video and ...

Melissa is the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at JRF. Alongside the Head of EDI, she supports the organisation to fulfil its equity ambitions. Melissa leads work on our internal staff ...

Sofiya is Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at JRF. She is leading the design to become a more equitable organisation, both in terms of our organisational culture and our external outputs. She ...

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 ...

Narratives shape our understanding of the world, individually and collectively. We are committed to supporting narrative change to create a better, equitable future. JRF is committed to amplifying the ...

JRF is looking at the potential for AI to generate public good. We'll be platforming some inspiring thinkers while positioning ourselves as an inquisitive explorer of this topic. We’re exploring the ...