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

Paternity pay offers weak income replacement for fathers — income replacement rates when taking up statutory paternity leave ...

Everyone in Scotland should be able to live their life without worrying about whether they will be able to pay their next ...

Low pay in the care sector is contributing to high staff turnover and costing providers, and users, billions of pounds.

Since 2013, this report has tracked the number of people in the UK living below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS), a public-defined benchmark for a dignified minimum standard of living. It examines ...

This literature review looks at the main patterns, themes and key issues relating to research on ethnicity and experiences in work in the UK.

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 ...

Most people in poverty are in working families. Almost half of all workers have experienced low pay in the last 5 years. We cannot rely on work alone to shift the dial on child poverty. It is time for ...

Addressing voters’ economic insecurity will help Labour gain and retain support across the political spectrum, whereas prioritising a particular stance on immigration risks alienating voters on the ...

New JRF figures but the same old story: the Government needs to address the cost of living crisis overwhelming millions of UK households to deliver growth, with fairness at its heart. Next week the ...

The Government needs a new approach to tackling energy affordability. A rising block tariff could be the answer.

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 ...