Child poverty in Northern Ireland is still too high and people do not think the Executive is doing enough to address it. It ...

As the pressure of the cost of living crisis mounts, the Government has the opportunity to return incomes to growth for low- ...

Living standards are projected to materially decline over this parliament, as energy bills push inflation upwards again. Between April 2026 and April 2029, the average household will be almost £400 ...

New findings suggest that improving economic security is not just an outcome of a stronger economy, but a way to building one. Britain’s productivity problem is well established: a collapse in ...

Executive summary The dynamism of economically insecure workers is vital to increase productivity, living standards, and improve growth in the economy. Before the Great Financial Crisis, labour market ...

Paul joined JRF-JRHT in 2020 in the middle of the Covid pandemic and ably steered the group during a challenging period. Since then, with JRF Trustees and the JRHT Board, he has overseen major ...

community centres, halls, social clubs, places of worship libraries, parks, sports facilities neighbourhood and residents' groups voluntary and community organisations the community workers, ...

JRF's work to be an anti-racist organisation and our insights on structural racism in housing, work and health, as well as the heightened risk of poverty experienced by many ethnic minority groups.

New research found that 'cultures of worklessness' was not a good explanation for unemployment. A new JRF study investigates the concept of 'intergenerational cultures of worklessness'. The idea of ...

Join JRF for the launch of the fifth study in the Destitution in the UK series, revealing why we urgently need a bold and ambitious programme of action to address destitution and its corrosive impacts ...