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"It is precisely these mid-life adults who feel the most economically insecure. They have mortgages to worry about, children to provide for, and greater financial pressures" 🗣️ 18.5 million potential voters feel economically insecure. @profjanegreen.bsky.social: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

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Some thoughts from me on our new report for @jrf-uk.bsky.social today: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view...

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Labour's support in the opinion polls is rapidly declining as unhappy voters look for alternatives. But why is this happening? Our latest study by election experts at @nprcoxford.bsky.social reveals who are switching parties 🔽 1/6

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This evening York is lit up to mark 100 years since our founder, Joseph Rowntree, died 🌃 Rowntree was a confectionery businessman, social reformer and philanthropist. Find out more about him and the centenary here: rowntreesociety.org.uk/joseph-rownt...

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100 years on from Joseph Rowntree’s death, there is a growing sense that we are, or need to be, entering a period of transition even greater than that seen in Rowntree’s time. As a social change Foundation, it is time to put all our wealth in service to shaping and speeding up that transition.

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"We are taught that the British welfare state was invented after WWII. It wasn’t. It was built piece by piece over decades through the work of pioneers like Joseph Rowntree" 🗣️ @paulkissack.bsky.social reflects on Rowntree's legacy: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

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More people than ever are falling below an adequate standard of living. The latest Households Below Minimum Income Standard (MIS) report by CRSP at @lborouniversity.bsky.social reveals a stark reality 🔽 1/4

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Inflation is up by 3%, but private rents are up by 8.7% across the UK and 11%(!!!) in London. Across GB, it means paying ~£100 more per month on average since Jan 24, or ~£200 more per month since Jan 23. In London, £220 more per month since Jan 24, or ~£400(!) more per month since Jan 23.

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Inflation has picked up once again with rising food prices playing a role. 📉 But the biggest worry for low-income families is the unrelenting living standards storm they're facing, which is not forecast to improve over the course of this Parliament. 1/4

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Learning institutions are emerging to address the climate and ecological crisis. 🌱 @kerifacer.bsky.social and colleagues at the Black Mountains College reflect on what it means to develop an anchor educational institution for ‘ecological imagination’: www.jrf.org.uk/imagination-....

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This week's New Economy Brief looks at why child poverty is rising in the UK, and what can be done to fix it. www.neweconomybrief.net/the-digest/t...

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The UK currently has the worst paternity leave offer in Europe. Our latest modelling showed that increasing statutory paternity leave to six weeks at 90 per cent of pay could boost the UK economy per year by £2.6bn in the near term. 📈 Read more: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

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🚨 Give Me Some Credit: The Reality of Life Without a Safety Net 🚨 We worked with @povertyalliance and 14 people with lived experience to document what it means to be locked out of affordable credit. 📸 Explore the online gallery now

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For those of you like myself 🤓 who enjoy the world of Reddit, there is currently a live AMA over on the r/ukpolitics subreddit with the analysts at @jrf-uk.bsky.social ! www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

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Our 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit is now live! www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

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The @bankofengland.bsky.social forecasts expect consumer price inflation to increase to 3.7% over 2025 Families who are already struggling to pay their bills face rising energy and water bills 📈 They're in desperate need of more pounds in their pockets, as the Chancellor has promised 1/2

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Our latest report found over 1 in 5 people in the UK are in poverty. On Friday we are hosting an 'Ask Me Anything' session on Reddit - you can ask our analysts about the stats, the modelling, policy, and the picture of poverty across the UK. 🙋 Join our session: www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics...

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High housing rents are pulling people into poverty 📢 Our UK Poverty report found that private renters have a much higher than average poverty rate. The government can make a difference. Find out how in this video 1/2

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If you are at the Gathering, pop by the @jrf-uk.bsky.social table and say hi to our Insight Infrastructure team! You can hear more about the cool things they are doing to make data more available and usable in the third sector!

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In-work poverty has become increasingly prevalent over the last few decades. A relatively modest percentage increase (10% in-work poverty rate in 2001/02 to 12% in 2022/23) translates to a huge 55% increase in the number of workers in poverty to 3.9 million, up 1.4 million since 2001/02.

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In 2023, @yasminibison.bsky.social launched our 'AI for public good' work Unlike our other policy programmes, we were positioned as an explorer, posing thought-provoking questions and gathering audiences to generate new ideas in response 🔎 Read our reflections: jrf.org.uk/ai-for-publi... 1/2

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Healthy food should be accessible to all, but the latest report from @foodfoundation.bsky.social shows that this isn't the case. On average, healthier foods are more than twice as expensive per calorie as less healthy foods, limiting their availability to people on low incomes. Read more 👇

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21% of people were in poverty in 2003/04. 21% of people were still in poverty in 2022/23. 20 years and no progress on poverty 📢 Behind these numbers are real people. Real struggles. Listen to some of their voices. 1/2

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The Chancellor's speech today barely mentioned the people that make up the economy. She started her speech saying that it's about pounds in people's pockets. But with 14.3 million people in poverty, including 4.3 million children, too many don't have the £'s that will help grow the economy.

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Health chapter in UK Poverty, out today, is a grim read. Life expectancy in the most deprived areas in England has never been lower, since reporting began in 2011. Comparing the 10% most and least deprived areas in England - Females live on average 8 years less - Men live on average 10 years less

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