While on average all families are forecast to see a fall in living standards this Government, families on the lowest incomes are set to bear the brunt of the pain.

After months of speculation on the nature of a range of potential cuts to health-related benefits, the publication of the Government’s green paper is expected soon. Liz Kendall is expected to set out ...

Responding to today's Bank of England decision to keep the interest rate at 4.5%, JRF Senior Economist Rachelle Earwaker said: “Today’s announcement that the interest rate remains unchanged represents ...

Responding to the Government's green paper on disability and sickness benefits and the Secretary for Work and Pensions' speech, JRF Chief Executive Paul Kissack said: "No truly moral choice would ...

Assessing the prospects for living standards is an important part of every fiscal event, but will be increasingly important going forward, given the Prime Minister’s commitment to ‘higher living ...

We have a bold mission: to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and planet can flourish. And to further that mission we have an ...

More pounds in people’s pockets? In her Budget speech in October 2024, Rachel Reeves said she wanted ‘more pounds in people’s pockets’ and ‘to improve living standards’. But when we compare average ...

These rumoured cuts would be the largest in social security for a decade, since George Osborne’s 2015 Budget. They'd be 3 times the size of the (subsequently cancelled) cuts Iain Duncan Smith resigned ...

The science on climate change is clear, but scientific consensus alone won’t solve climate change. Policymakers need to engage in complex confrontational politics if we want to secure the transition ...

The latest webinar in our Talking about Homes series will explore how to frame our communications so that we boost community support for building homes.