Who has gained and lost most since 2010?
Last week, an authoritative and comprehensive analysis of policy, spending, outcomes and trends across nine different areas of UK social policy was published by the London School of Economics and the...
View ArticleWhat today’s Households Below Average Incomes (HBAI) report doesn’t say
The worst may be yet to come for UK households in poverty – only a comprehensive strategy can close the gap between their needs and resources.The official poverty statics were released this morning....
View ArticleAusterity could lead to Disraeli’s ‘two nations’ becoming reality
As cuts bite deepest in the poorest areas, John Low says we risk dividing society even further – a risk first highlighted by Disraeli more than 150 years ago.The cuts continue unabated. As we approach...
View ArticleLocal authorities can use existing tools more effectively to tackle poverty
At a time of austerity, can local leaders do more to tackle poverty with their existing processes, budgets and services? Matthew Jackson looks at the options.Our places and communities are facing...
View ArticleSanctions: hitting the most vulnerable
With hardening attitudes towards people on benefits and a tougher welfare regime, thank goodness for organisations like The Cyrenians, says Abigail Scott Paul.Empathy is the central value at homeless...
View ArticleAusterity measures threatening community resilience in Wales
It will take a co-ordinated response from Government departments and local authorities to tackle poverty in Wales, says Michael Trickey.Galvanising action across Government at all levels and across all...
View ArticleWelfare reform won’t work without more jobs, better pay and skills
Practical responses are needed to address fear, panic, despair and debt in disadvantaged communities, says Jim McCormick.The impact of austerity, council spending cuts and the scale and speed of...
View Article#IDS debate ignores long-term effects of austerity
Working or not, it's the long-term situation that's hitting the poorest hardest, says Helen Barnard.In all the heat and fury over the welfare changes, Iain Duncan Smith’s assertion that he could live...
View ArticlePersonal tragedies tell story of policy failures in Northern Ireland
'Real people' are the symbols of collective failure to tackle poverty, says Quintin Oliver.A quarter century ago, I helped set up the European Anti-Poverty Network from my base here in Northern...
View ArticleKen Loach’s The Spirit of ’45 is an emotive call to action that risks falling...
A new film says we need the spirit of 1945 to respond to contemporary poverty, but who will listen, asks Abigail Scott Paul.Ken Loach’s latest cinematic foray, The Spirit of ’45, is a stylish...
View ArticleNew JRF research programme to explore how housing can provide a buffer...
How could housing protect people in the UK from the worst effects of poverty? Kathleen Kelly highlights some of the issues JRF is exploring in its new work on housing and poverty.Looking at how little...
View Article2012 review – are we looking at a decade of destitution?
The reality and the politics of poverty look increasingly desperate and frightening as 2012 comes to a close, says Julia Unwin. So how can we change this?As we move towards the end of the year, I sense...
View ArticleLow incomes and high costs – a precarious balance
The Banos seem like a family balanced on the brink. The cost of living is creating such pressure on them, despite the best efforts of both parents to work their way towards affording that talismanic...
View ArticlePost-party conferences – a need for a better informed debate on poverty
JRF took part in all three major party political conferences this year; ensuring that research evidence commissioned by us could be heard and understood.One success of the conference season was the...
View Article#ldconf – tough times, fairer taxes?
I’m just back from wet, windy Brighton, and the Lib Dem conference. ‘Fairer Tax in Tough Times’ was the motto of the conference – so here’s my take on three policies for tough times that made the...
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