Cross-government action is needed to deal with a crisis in care that will see almost one million more people take on caring responsibilities over the next 10 years, a leading think-tank has said.
PF speaks with Darren Baxter, principal policy adviser for housing and land at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, to discuss the options for dealing with the unsustainable use of temporary accommodation...
Improving the generosity of benefits and making a long-term commitment to boost social and affordable housing numbers are critical to fixing the temporary accommodation crisis, an expert has said.
The government must do more to support the most vulnerable families through the cost-of-living crisis as food prices continue to rise, experts have said.
Almost three quarters of UK parliamentary constituencies will be adversely affected by the proposed removal of additional Universal Credit support, according to an anti-poverty charity.
Whichever party addresses the shortcomings of universal credit, it should commit to designing the system hand in hand with claimants, writes Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Iain Porter.
Theresa May has been urged to implement a long-term plan to tackle poverty in order to meet her pledge to make Britain work for everyone and boost the life chances of the first generation of children...
Dealing with the effects of poverty costs the public purse around £78bn a year, equivalent to around 4% of the UK’s gross domestic product, according to research published today.
Nearly 80% of councils in England require low-income households to pay some of their council tax bill, four years after the support system was localised to town halls, a report has found today.
The most deprived areas of England have suffered the deepest cuts in government funding during this Parliament, which has broken the historic link between local deprivation levels and spending, an...
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has today warned that number of people in poverty is likely to start increasing due to caps in the uprating of benefits coupled with an increase in wage rates.
The Office for Budget Responsibility should be given an expanded remit to help hold the government to account on its policies to tackle poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said today.