Paternity pay offers weak income replacement for fathers — income replacement rates when taking up statutory paternity leave are around 33% for an employee father on a ...

Rivka is a Experiential Insight Lead Researcher within the Insight Infrastructure team at JRF, leading the Grounded Voices ...

While a parent’s level of education, attitude towards bringing up children and other parental factors also have a bearing, research shows that having more money directly improves the development and ...

Insights from JRF's Grassroots Poverty Action Group (GPAG) on the 2026 UK Poverty report — the real stories and struggles behind the headline poverty statistics. We, as members of GPAG, have supported ...

Nadim is an Assistant Economist at JRF, working on productivity, tax, and economic insecurity. Previously, Nadim worked at the Resolution Foundation where he conducted research on living standards, ...

Alex works within the Insight Infrastructure team at JRF, contributing to the Grounded Voices programme. Her work focuses on strengthening how lived experience informs understanding of poverty, ...

Caitlin is a Senior Quantitative Researcher working in the Insight Infrastructure team, where she leads on projects focused on building a better picture of inequality in the UK by exposing and filling ...

Everyone in Scotland should be able to live their life without worrying about whether they will be able to pay their next bill or put food on the table for their family. The feeling of security this ...

International childcare markets Many international childcare systems with significant privately delivered provision and public subsidies include higher controls on public funding, including ensuring ...

This report looks at 3 scenarios where buying private homes for social ownership can play a role in shaping the housing market and growing new, more equitable housing models.

More than 1 in 5 Scots are currently living in poverty, struggling to survive on incomes that fall below what they need. This includes 1in every 4 children in Scotland. Despite the severity of the ...

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. It focuses on 3 groups ...