Joseph Rowntree Foundation

The Scottish Government’s “brutal” cut of almost £200 million from the affordable housing budget is “the wrong choice” and must be reversed, a leading anti-poverty charity has told MSPs.

One in ten people in Scotland are trapped in very deep poverty, making up almost half (45%) of the million people trapped in poverty in Scotland, according to a new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

An independent panel has been established to advise ministers on the steps needed to ensure the costs of making homes climate-friendly can be spread in a way that’s just and fair for everyone. Made up of experts from economics, fuel poverty and strategic planning, it will meet for the fir

A total of 413 parliamentary constituencies across Great Britain will see over a third of working-age families with children hit by the planned £1,040-a-year cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit on 6 October 2021. According to a new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation,

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that Scotland is not on course to meet Scottish Government child poverty targets.  The report found that even before the coronavirus pandemic struck, poverty in Scotland is rising from an "already unacceptably high level".

A new report published today has revealed how the Scottish Government's Scottish Child Payment could be improved to better meet the needs of low-income families in Scotland.