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The cost of poverty
This report from JRF estimates the more tangible cost that poverty brings to society, specifically in the form of the cost to the public…
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121 LA had to top up discretionary payments to prevent poverty
English councils with tenants hit hardest by welfare cuts are turning down one in five applicants for a hardship fund. Councils receive a share…
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How to support anti-poverty inititiaves
This new briefing takes a look at anti-poverty programmes and initiatives, looking at the reasons why many tenants experience poverty, and why housing organisations…
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New charter for income collection from CIH
The brand new income management charter is a flexible framework unique to CIH that helps organisations to challenge their income management services and identify…
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Government u-turn on definition of child poverty
The government has been forced into retreat after agreeing that it should continue to report lack of money as a measure of child poverty.…
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Problem debts – wisdom from JRF
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LSE and JRF to investigate poverty and inequalities link
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is delighted to have been awarded £565,000 by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) for a…
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Social Housing tenants – 13% without bank account
Many of the 2 million adults in the UK without a bank account are in a financially precarious situation, often lacking savings and reliant…
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Over 26 and still at home
As the housing crisis bites, a fifth of young adults are staying in the family home until they are at least 26, and the…
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Government defeat on tax credits
The government has lost a vote in the House of Lords after peers voted to delay cuts to tax credits. This is great news…
