Insights from JRF's (GPAG) on the 2026 UK Poverty report — the real stories and struggles behind the headline poverty statistics.

Investment in social security will reduce poverty this April, but progress will stall without a comprehensive set of actions for more than economic growth alone.

This study investigates the racial housing wealth gap in the UK and reveals enduring inequalities experienced amongst racialised minorities in the UK in accessing homeownership, securing mortgage ...

Most people would expect Universal Credit to be based on a logical calculation, such as the cost of life’s essentials, but it never has been. This is leaving families going without food, utilities and ...

This literature review was commissioned by JRF and carried out by researchers at the London School of Economics. It compiles and analyses evidence on the relationship between ethnicity, racism and ...

Living in poverty for longer, and at greater depth, has a greater impact. Families in deep poverty, especially those experiencing destitution, struggle to afford even basic essentials. Poverty in the ...

Low-income families continue to face severe hardship, frequently going without essentials and struggling to make ends meet, with damaging consequences for health and wellbeing. In October 2025, a ...

Young people from low-income families have lower educational attainment. Education is a devolved power and this means that education systems vary across the 4 countries in the UK and so are not ...

Work is not enough to protect everyone from poverty. Rising numbers of workers are unable to escape poverty due to low incomes and insecure jobs. Among working-age adults, the in-work poverty rate was ...

Poverty rates vary across UK nations, regions and constituencies. Differences are shaped by local inequalities in employment, housing costs and tenure, benefit adequacy and access to services. Poverty ...