A year into the new Labour Government, key hardship measures show no improvement - over 7 million low-income families are still going without essentials.

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.

As a member of the Social Investment team at JRF, Lena leads on investments across care, work, and place-based initiatives.

As Portfolio Operations Manager in the Social Investment team at JRF, Dominika manages operational activities and supports process improvements.

This study looks at the shaky foundations of material life for many people, and highlights a worrying increase in the markers of mental ill-health. It examines links between the two, documenting the ...

Hannah joined JRF in June 2025 as Director of People, leading the development and delivery of our People Strategy and managing HR activity including recruitment, reward, HR policy and learning and ...

As climate changes, economies stagnate or slow, and colonial patterns of exploitation continue — can creative, critical imagination navigate beyond today’s multiple crises?

This year our report asks how effective social security is at reducing poverty and advancing equality in Scotland.

This report looks at what has happened to poverty in Wales before and during the coronavirus outbreak.

Unpaid carers provide an invaluable service to society, but they shoulder a financial penalty in doing so. This report looks at the financial impact of unpaid care, and how policies can help mitigate ...

Primary schools and GP surgeries are staggering under the weight of hardship. Anyone serious about improving them needs an urgent action plan for tackling hardship.