No let-up for millions of families in hardship: JRF’s cost of living tracker, winter 2025 New evidence from JRF shows there has been no let-up for low-income families over the last year, with millions of households still struggling to afford life’s essentials, such as food, heating and bas...

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New modelling from #JosephRowntreeFoundation (#JRF) says #UK living standards are still set to fall across the rest of the parliament (to November 2029) but the Budget makes the decline less painful for low-income households […]

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The new permanent secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is Paul Kissak. He succeeds Tamara Finkelstein who held the role since 2019 – for six years and seven Defra secretaries of state. #Defra #JosephRowntreeFoundation
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Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...

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anything is going to finish this Labour government, it will be the cost of living” Alfie Stirling Insight and Policy #JosephRowntreeFoundation

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The care expectation gap | Joseph Rowntree Foundation

"We found that only 19% of the general public correctly guessed that the cost of professional home care services could cost more than £1,000 per week – most thought the cost was lower, with almost half (47%) thinking costs were between £200 […]

Hunger strike over child poverty A group of women in Lancashire are joining in a nationwide hunger strike for the weekend to protest food poverty

A group of women in Lancashire are joining in a nationwide hunger strike for the weekend to protest food poverty #foodpoverty #childpoverty #hungerstrike #PrestonMarket
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5mago 16.36 GMT Campaigners criticise budget for not including social security measures 'that will seriously bring down hardship’ Campaigners and charities have expressed concern about the measures on welfare announced in the budget. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation said that, although there were some good announcements in Rachel Reeves’s speech, there was nothing on social security that would “seriously bring down hardship”. Paul Kissack, the JRF chief executive, said in a statement: 44 It’s deeply worrying that we haven’t seen changes to social security that will seriously bring down hardship. In particular private renters will feel let down by the choice to keep local housing allowance frozen meaning that it will become further out of step with local rent levels, which have soared in recent years. People receiving sickness benefits also face a fearful future at a time when almost two thirds of those experiencing destitution have a long term health condition. The government has failed to explain how they will save £3bn from the benefits bill and will offer no certainty and more anxiety rather than the respect they deserve.

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More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds One million more people are in what Trussell charity defines as ‘hunger and hardship’ than five years ago

More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds | Food banks | The Guardian
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Inmates could do classes to cut prison time under Texas-style reforms Courses targeting the root cause of offending in England and Wales would be included in scheme

This is so obviously the right thing to do. Lessons in return for reduced jail sentence resulted in 30% fall in reoffending and 15% fall in prison population. Next up: let’s try free #counselling. #PrisonReform #josephrowntreefoundation www.theguardian.com/society/2024...