This report, from the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP), is the 12th in a series monitoring the number of people living beneath the Minimum Income Standard in the UK.
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Weak economy: this uses a forecast with higher inflation, lower earnings growth, lower employment and higher housing costs compared to the central scenario. Positive and negative inputs into the ...
One of the greatest challenges we face is the way we’ve come to see our current economic and social models as fixed, even as they are failing us and the planet. We’re living through times of hardship ...
Not enough food. Can’t heat the house. No bed. Can’t pay the rent. Can’t afford the bus fare to go into town. Can’t afford to have a friend over for tea. Living in fear of the washing machine or ...
We are an independent social change organisation, working to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and planet can flourish. JRF ...
In Emerging Futures we’re resourcing people and organisations, convening funders, platforming innovative practitioners, and commissioning work to help bring about a transition to a more equitable, ...
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 ...
He outlined these ideas in his 'Founder's Memorandum' - a blueprint for his early charitable work. Although it was written in 1904, many of its aims remain at the heart of our work. Written from his ...
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.