Importance of ill health to the UK’s labour market participation challenge

Written by Joseph Rowntree Foundation http://www.jrf.org.uk The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, are planning to make the UK’s ‘economic inactivity’ challenge a central feature of the Budget on 15 March (Strauss et al, 2023). There are almost nine million people of working age in the UK who are not working, not … Continue reading Importance of ill health to the UK’s labour market participation challenge

UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK

Written by Joseph Rowntree Foundation http://www.jrf.org.uk UK Poverty 2023 sets out recent trends in poverty across the UK, how levels of poverty differ between groups of people and regions, and the impact it has on people’s lives. These findings can help us to understand the current situation and future prospects for poverty in the UK. … Continue reading UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK