Rivka is a Experiential Insight Lead Researcher within the Insight Infrastructure team at JRF, leading the Grounded Voices ...

While a parent’s level of education, attitude towards bringing up children and other parental factors also have a bearing, research shows that having more money directly improves the development and ...

The Department of Work and Pensions has improved the income data we use to measure poverty in the UK, which affects the Scottish Parliament’s child poverty reduction targets, and what you can say ...

The Department of Work and Pensions have improved the income data we use to measure poverty in the UK. Here’s what this means for talking about poverty in the UK. The Department of Work and Pensions ...

Insights from JRF's Grassroots Poverty Action Group (GPAG) on the 2026 UK Poverty report — the real stories and struggles behind the headline poverty statistics. We, as members of GPAG, have supported ...

We look at how funders in Scotland can help people organise, connect, recover, and build power on their own terms — and the redistribution of wealth and power that will need. Groups are ...

Nadim is an Assistant Economist at JRF, working on productivity, tax, and economic insecurity. Previously, Nadim worked at the Resolution Foundation where he conducted research on living standards, ...

Caitlin is a Senior Quantitative Researcher working in the Insight Infrastructure team, where she leads on projects focused on building a better picture of inequality in the UK by exposing and filling ...

Alex works within the Insight Infrastructure team at JRF, contributing to the Grounded Voices programme. Her work focuses on strengthening how lived experience informs understanding of poverty, ...

Paternity pay offers weak income replacement for fathers — income replacement rates when taking up statutory paternity leave ...

Everyone in Scotland should be able to live their life without worrying about whether they will be able to pay their next ...

More than 1 in 5 Scots are currently living in poverty, struggling to survive on incomes that fall below what they need. This includes 1in every 4 children in Scotland. Despite the severity of the ...