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UK Poverty 2025 – the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

Kerry Ferguson, LGIU associate

  • 24th February 2025
  • England & Wales Northern Ireland Scotland
  • 13 mins read

One in five people in the UK lives in poverty and this has barely changed for 20 years. The JRF has published its essential guide to UK Poverty 2025  covering the nature of poverty, future projections and recommendations for change. This briefing considers the findings and implications for local authorities.

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