Economic and employment growth alone will not be enough to reduce poverty levels ...

Erika works as a Creative Designer in the Design and Production team. She is an accredited Adobe Certified Professional with her skillset including graphic design, illustration, short video and ...

Tilly is a Senior Policy Adviser at JRF, leading the organisation's work on climate justice. Previously, Tilly worked at Citizens Advice on consumer, housing and energy policy with a specific focus on ...

Sofiya is Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at JRF. She is leading the design to become a more equitable organisation, both in terms of our organisational culture and our external outputs. She ...

Melissa is the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer at JRF. Alongside the Head of EDI, she supports the organisation to fulfil its equity ambitions. Melissa leads work on our internal staff ...

Kristyna is the Senior Campaigns Officer at JRF. She is leading on engaging anti-poverty organisations in the Guarantee our Essentials campaign, run jointly across JRF and Trussell. Previously, ...

Relative and absolute poverty can be presented before and after housing costs (these include rent or mortgage interest, buildings insurance and water rates) and are presented after direct taxes and ...

Not enough food. Can’t heat the house. No bed. Can’t pay the rent. Can’t afford the bus fare to go into town. Can’t afford to have a friend over for tea. Living in fear of the washing machine or ...

We are an independent social change organisation, working to support and speed up the transition to a more equitable and just future, free from poverty, where people and planet can flourish. JRF ...

He outlined these ideas in his 'Founder's Memorandum' - a blueprint for his early charitable work. Although it was written in 1904, many of its aims remain at the heart of our work. Written from his ...