Progress on tackling child poverty in Northern Ireland has stalled and focusing on work alone will not shift the dial on ...

Back in September, James Plunkett and I launched The Centre for the Edge, a new collaboration between JRF and Kinship Works. We are interested in how public institutions can renew themselves in a ...

Tracking the impact that rising prices and interest rates are having on the finances, spending, health and wellbeing of low-income households. We aim to make sure that media, government and other ...

While public support doesn’t always translate into government policy, greater support is certainly more likely to result in sustained and increased action by all levels of government. Public attitudes ...

The November Budget has rightly placed greater emphasis on the cost of living. Measures announced yesterday will lower inflation by 0.4 percentage points in 2026/27 – via policies to lower energy ...

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.

“With families facing the worst parliament on record for living standards, the Chancellor needed to act on the cost of living at this Budget. The true test of this Budget, and ultimately this ...

For our next decade of social investment we’re building on lessons of experience and inviting social enterprises, policymakers, wealth holders and others to join us in shaping the next chapter. Ten ...