Living standards are set to return to the depths experienced during the cost-of-living crisis by the end of this parliament, ...

“Today’s actions alone won’t be enough to fix the foundations for millions who struggle winter after winter in devastating hardship. The Chancellor is right that change must be felt. The people who ...

During the media rounds following her speech on 23 September, the Chancellor repeated a variant of one particular phrase over and again: "the focus of the budget in October will be to protect living ...

The Budget is the perfect opportunity for the Chancellor to prevent renters from being pushed deeper into poverty by permanently re-linking frozen housing benefits to private rents. Unless the ...

Martyn leads the Design and Production team at JRF, guiding the design, editorial, and production of digital content. He ensures all content is clear, consistent, and aligned with our mission. Since ...

Holly is a Creative Designer at JRF in the Design and Production team. She's dedicated to improving and championing the organisation's visual identity and brand integrity. She has a passion for ...

In a context where neither of the main parties are currently talking about the issues of deep poverty and hardship, this briefing sets out what key swing voters think about these issues. It looks at ...

New research is filling the evidence gap around why people are unpaid carers, and building understanding of their essential role alongside paid care services. These are the words of unpaid carers.

"Good quality jobs give people economic security and a solid foundation on which to build a better life. But too many people are in poorly paid, poor-quality jobs which don’t give them the flexibility ...