The Government has proposed the largest cuts to social security since 2015. As well as reducing expenditure on health-related benefits, the Government hopes these reforms will support more disabled ...

As climate changes, economies stagnate or slow, and colonial patterns of exploitation continue — can creative, critical imagination navigate beyond today’s multiple crises? The idea of imagination ...

There are 240,000 children in poverty in Scotland. Every one of them is a reason for all political parties to deliver a better Scotland. The election in May 2026 is the time for our politicians to set ...

There has been little progress in reducing poverty in Wales over the past 20 years, with poverty rates consistently hovering around 21–22%. Currently, over 1 in 5 people in Wales (22%) live in poverty ...

Recognising wealth inequality's harmful effects, and mindful of the need to increase its public and political salience, social change actors are increasingly engaging with wealth inequality as ...

New analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows how the next Scottish Government can meet the Parliament’s child poverty targets, and in doing so help to rebuild trust in politics. But ...

The JRF cost of living tracker is a survey of 4,000 households created to monitor the living standards of low-income households in the UK. It focuses on the financial situation of families, including ...