Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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We work to speed up and support the transition to a future free from poverty, in which people and planet can flourish.
York, UK
Joined January 2009
4.3 million children are in poverty. UK govt won’t see progress on child poverty by 2029 even with high economic growth 📢. Our analysis shows under our central scenario only Scotland will see child poverty rates fall by 2029 in large part due to social security policies 1/5
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Over 7 million low-income households were going without essentials in the 6 months to May 🚨. This number has been at least 7 million since Oct 2022. The Govt must boost living standards so that low-income families can finally feel some reprieve.
www.jrf.org.uk
A year into the new Labour Government, key hardship measures show no improvement - over 7 million low-income families are still going without essentials.
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Children experience more severe health issues due to poverty 📢. New report found:.- 79% of paediatricians say impact poverty's having on health of children is becoming more severe.- Children missing appts due to transport costs.-Life-threatening conditions worsened by damp homes.
Our new report with @CPAGUK reveals the worsening impact of child poverty on children’s health and growing strain on health services. One year since the Government’s Child Poverty Taskforce launched, the need for bold action is clearer than ever. 👇.
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RT @J_Elliott94: Average rents in England have reached a stonking £1400 a month, and averages rents in Scotland almost at the £1000 a month….
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RT @J_Elliott94: Some interesting trends in private rental inflation stats. Rental growth is currently highest in areas where rents have….
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🤔 Do you have:.- Interpersonal and communications skills.- Ability to work collaboratively.- Expertise in methodological frameworks. Location: York/London/hybrid.Part Time £32,497.92 (21 hours per week) (FTE £54,163.20, plus £5k London weighting). Apply:
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We're hiring a Learning and Impact Lead 📢. Are you someone who can help us and our network of partners better understand how change happens and the difference we can make in community organising, narrative change and wider civil society for a more equitable and just future? 1/2.
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📊Today we published the latest version of our Cost of Living tracker. The survey gathered data from 4,000 families in the bottom 40% of incomes in the six months to May 2025. Hear some of the key findings from JRF Economist Maudie Johnson-Hunter 🔽
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RT @KatieSchmuecker: Around 50,000 people will be pushed into poverty by the Government's cuts to Universal Credit for sick and disabled pe….
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Strong early years services are crucial to tackling disadvantage. We hope to see further action on family finances, including lifting the two child limit, in the Autumn Budget [3/3].
www.jrf.org.uk
This briefing sets out which children are at greatest risk of such severe and acute poverty, and what a child poverty strategy must include to address it.
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We particularly welcome:.- integrating childcare into wider services .- more oversight of the finances of childcare providers .- a stronger role for local authorities to shape local childcare systems. This will create an early years system which helps all families thrive [2/3].
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🍼 The government have published their strategy for improving child development. They are absolutely right that every child deserves the best start in life. This strategy sets out an ambitious and much-needed set of measures to help ensure this. [1/3].
www.gov.uk
The government's strategy for improving child development and meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a good level of development by 2028.
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A national care strategy must put unpaid carers at its centre, supporting their choice to care or not through well-funded services, and valuing their skills 📢. New report by Emily Kenway takes a look at the role played by unpaid family/friend carers:
www.jrf.org.uk
A national care strategy must put unpaid carers at its centre, supporting their choice to care or not through well-funded services, and valuing their skills to improve care quality.
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Today MPs will vote on the amended welfare bill. MPs who choose to walk through the lobby and support this bill are paving the way for at least 150,000 people to be pulled into poverty. Here are just 3 reasons why they should oppose this bill from @KatieSchmuecker 🔽
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RT @IainKPorter: From next year, new claimants will be £’000s worse off than current claimants: 400,000 disabled people newly claiming PIP….
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RT @IainKPorter: Govt admits remaining cuts will pull at least 150,000 people into poverty by 2029. But its new impact assessment is again….
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RT @IainKPorter: Today Govt confirmed changes it will make to planned cuts to disability benefits. But Govt will still ask MPs to vote for….
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Nursery availability is lowest in England’s most deprived neighbourhoods 📢. The govt must make sure disadvantaged families can access good childcare – and ensure providers are financially stable to prevent closures. Read @IOE_London report funded by JRF:
www.ucl.ac.uk
Nursery availability is lowest in England’s most deprived neighbourhoods, with private equity backed providers less likely to open in them, leading to concerns around choice and quality, finds a
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Life expectancy at birth shouldn't be impacted by where you're born ❌. Those who live in the most deprived areas of England are 2x as likely to wait over a year for non-urgent treatment; it's good to see a £2.2bn boost for NHS services in deprived areas:.
www.theguardian.com
Deprived and coastal areas to get extra cash this year for staff and resources in effort to improve health outcomes
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