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 ...

Economic security isn’t just about money, local connections and community support matter too. Pride in Place is a key intervention, but new analysis identifies two key challenges.

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 ...

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 ...

Investment in social security will reduce poverty this April, but progress will stall without a comprehensive set of actions for more than economic growth alone. These levels of poverty are ...

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 ...

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

Barriers of living under complex systems Disabled people live within complex interacting systems which create barriers and exacerbate poverty. Those engaged in this research were clear that they are ...

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 ...