We've developed a new interactive dashboard to explore insights gathered from our cost of living tracker You can explore the data we've gathered on arrears and essentials since Oct 2021 What else would you like to see on the dashboard? 🔎 Read more: jrf.org.uk/cost-of-living….

We have a generational opportunity to do things differently & improve the working lives of care workers. For the last 12 months I've been working with our investment team to scope how we can use our funding to make change through doing. Read more👇 jrf.org.uk/care/changing-…

As renters reform returns to parliament there will doubtless be much debate about what is happening to PRS supply. This from Toby Lloyd, Rose Grayston and Residential Analysts looks beyond the bluster at the actual data to find out what's going on 👇👇👇 jrf.org.uk/housing/is-the…

💥 Families are at breaking point. It is an emergency when people cannot afford essential items like food, baby formula and sanitary products. We have been driving around Westminster asking Keir Starmer to take urgent action against hardship. Have you spotted our van?

Renters Rights Bill has just been published, some initial thoughts below 👇 Great that: - abolishing S21 will apply to new & existing tenancies - landlords can't accept rents higher than the advertised price (no bidding wars) - notice periods doubled to 4 months for most grounds

It's important that it's clear for both tenants & landlords what rents can be increased by each year - rather than it being ambiguous and difficult to question. Unaffordable rent increases can mean tenants having to move out (a potential backdoor eviction) so we must get it right

Helping renters keep their homes and not have prices bid up is the right thing to do when homelessness numbers are soaring, temp accommodation numbers are at record highs, 1 million low income renters pay at least half their income on rent, and 1.8m are going without essentials

The Renters Rights bill has had its first reading today and marks a big improvement. Including: A quick end to S21 Notice periods extended in most cases to 4 months. A 12 month period of protection from no fault evictions. A ban on rental bidding. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We all want a decent quality of life for ourselves & those we care about. Yet 2 million Disabled people are trapped in deep poverty. That’s why we’re launching Campaign for Disability Justice calling for #OpportunitySecurityRespect Help spread the word! campaignfordisabilityjustice.org.uk/spread_the_wor…

After finishing his book 'Resisting AI', I was excited when danmcquillan (@[email protected]) agreed to write an essay as part of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation collection on AI and public policymaking. His contribution takes a different stance from many other writers in this series.🧵1/3 jrf.org.uk/ai-for-public-…

1.2 million unpaid carers live in poverty, and 400,000 live in deep poverty in the UK. Latest report from Carers UK and WPI Economics reveals the scale of poverty amongst unpaid carers in the UK. 🔎 Read the report: carersuk.org/reports/povert….

Some BIG data news: Joseph Rowntree Foundation has launched our cost of living dashboard! We've been tracking the financial impact covid and the COL crisis has had for low income households since October 2021, & now you can explore some of the data we have gathered in an interactive way 🧵1/x