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Ending child poverty in a changing economy
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Summarises findings of research investigating the effect current policies will have on child poverty by 2010 and 2020. Taking account of the recession, it estimates the costs of meeting the government target of halving child poverty by 2010 and eliminating it by 2020 using the most recent data available. The study updates the modelling exercise undertaken by the JRF and Institute for Fiscal Studies in 2006. The projections are based on reasonable assumptions about changes in employment, earnings and demography, along with the projected effects of announced policies for levels of benefits, tax credits and taxation. They draw on information about individuals and households collected in 2006–7, with assumptions about future trends in employment and earnings.
Alcohol strategy and the drinks industry: a partnership for prevention?
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Government's alcohol strategy for England identified the drinks industry as a key partner in preventing alcohol problems and reducing levels of harm. This study examined the perspectives of a range of industry and non-industry stakeholders on this policy. It found that, although there was an expected polarisation on some issues, there was consensus on others.
Delivering for families? JRF and Save the Children's response to Best Start, Bright Futures the Scottish Government's second Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan
- Authors:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, SAVE THE CHILDREN
- Publisher:
- Save the Children
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- York
This report is JRF and Save the Children's response to Best Start, Bright Futures, the Scottish Government's second Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. Overall, the Plan is a strong diagnosis of the struggle that many families currently experiencing poverty face. In many respects the Plan also correctly identifies the areas where additional action is needed. But it is hard to conclude that the Plan fully delivers a comprehensive set of activity that will meet its lofty ambitions. A stronger prescription is needed to meet the diagnosis. This response urges the Scottish government to address the following gaps in their delivery plan, and do so with the same urgency they brought to their pandemic response - a national mission to tackle child poverty deserves no less: increase the Scottish Child Payment by above inflation in 2023/24 to ensure the interim targets are met and to help ease the cost of living for families; move immediately from piloting the "no wrong door" approach and start working with partners across Scotland to deliver it now, building on existing services and good practice examples across the country; refocus efforts from bringing parents closer to the labour market, to bringing the labour market closer to parents; do far more to explicitly target actions set out in this Plan at the priority families, not least in areas like employability; make restoring and improving mental health services a key plank of efforts to reduce poverty. (Edited publisher abstract)
Tackling the roots of racism: lessons for success
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Ethnic monitoring can reproduce racism by entrenching racial categories and focusing on people from black and minority ethnic groups as agents of change. Everyday interventions tend to focus on local forms of racism in working-class areas not on the elite and powerful expressions of racism (such as those expressed in some parts of the media). Some elements of the media and some politicians have contributed significantly to an atmosphere of racism through pronouncements against immigrants and black and Asian people. Government Community Cohesion debates tend to focus on faith and intercultural understanding and are less likely to address the key issues of structural segregation and poverty. There is little ongoing evidence of whether these 'cohesion' approaches work
Poverty in Northern Ireland 2022
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- York
This report explores the rates of poverty of Northern Ireland and assesses the impact that poverty is having on the lives of people who live in Northern Ireland. It also looks at how Northern Ireland’s rates of relative poverty compare with those elsewhere in the UK. With 1 in 14 households in food insecurity, the recent spike in energy prices, and wider inflation, as well as certain areas of Northern Ireland and groups such as people in workless families, disabled people, carers and people in ethnic minority households having much higher poverty rates, the report argues that people across Northern Ireland need the next Executive to go further. In particular, they should focus on: the adequacy of the social security system; investment in the housing market; take action to provide targeted employability support to people struggling most to secure well-paid jobs, not least disabled people and single parents; work with employers and the education and skills system to ensure that people are able to secure the skills that they need for the jobs of the future, not least the significant potential for jobs in transition to a low-carbon economy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Respite services for adults with learning difficulties: findings
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The White Paper Caring for People cited as a key objective the development of domiciliary, day and respite services to enable people to live in their own homes wherever feasible and sensible. New research by the National Development Team has built up a picture of what respite services are provided for adults with learning difficulties by social services departments in England. As part of the study, the researchers explored 'innovative' respite services which are developing new approaches in nine local authorities.
UK poverty 2022: the essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 115
- Place of publication:
- York
This is the first issue of our new-style UK Poverty report, which looks comprehensively at trends in poverty across all its characteristics and impacts. It provides evidence for trends in poverty in relation to overall poverty rates for children, working-age adults and pensioners; family composition, age and sex; depth and duration of poverty; geography and poverty; work and poverty; benefit receipt and poverty; housing and poverty; ethnicity and poverty; disability, carers, and poverty. On the upside, gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to recover to its pre-pandemic level by the start of 2022 and the rise in unemployment has been much smaller than the dire initial forecasts, and is projected by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to peak at less than 5.5% and to improve over its forecast period, thanks in part to measures brought in to support the labour market. But looking at who has been left behind, some patterns stick out: the £20 uplift to Universal Credit has now been withdrawn, offering no additional support to those who are not able to work or are looking for work; those on ‘legacy’ benefits (excluding Working Tax Credit) pre-dating Universal Credit received no increased support at all. There are also some elements of the benefits system that increase poverty, including: the two-child limit in income-related benefits; the benefit cap; the five-week wait for the first Universal Credit payment; unaffordable debt deductions from benefits; Local Housing Allowance rates (frozen since April 2020) again breaking the link between housing costs and benefits. (Edited publisher abstract)
Information to families with disabled children
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The importance of relevant and accessible information about services for families with disabled children has been highlighted in numerous studies and re-emphasised by Quality Protects. These studies have also shown that this need is frequently not met. This project, conducted by researchers from the University of York, explored the criteria by which parents judge the quality of information and their ideas of good practice in this area. Presents the findings.
Consulting with disabled children and young people
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Recent legislation and guidance across education, health, leisure and social services strengthens the expectation that professionals will consult with children and young people about decisions that affect them, including disabled children and young people. The 'Ask Us' project (led by The Children's Society) used a multi-media approach to involve disabled children and young people in influencing policy development on Quality Protects. 'Two Way Street' (led by Triangle and NSPCC) produced a training video for practitioners to build confidence and skills in communicating with disabled children who do not use speech or language.