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Meeting the demands of poverty means meeting the challenges of deficit, demography and degraded public discourse Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust

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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation on the challenges of deficit, demography and degraded public discourse.

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Page 1: Meeting the challenge of poverty

Meeting the demands of poverty means meeting the challenges of deficit, demography and degraded public

discourse

Julia Unwin, Chief Executive, Joseph Rowntree Foundation and

Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust

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What we do

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influence

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Our work programmes and aims

Our aim:To identify the root causes of poverty and injustice

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Our aim:To support resilient communities where people thrive

Our aim:To respond positively to the opportunities and challenges of an ageing society

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Poverty across the UK

Trends and forecasts deeply troubling

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Deficit

Reducing the deficit = spending cuts

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Deficit

Child and working age poverty to 2020

© Sam Atkins

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Deficit

Future of the UK Labour Market

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Deficit

Minimum Income Standards

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What do we do about this?

• Make sure benefits don’t fall behind

• Target existing resources on households

• Look at combined impact of benefits, taxes and costs

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Demography

An Ageing Society

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Demography

• Increase in single person households

• Differences between working-age and pensioner budgets

• Dementia

• Loneliness

• Regulation

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Discourse

Public and media attitudes towards poverty

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Conclusions

• Anti Poverty Strategies

• Focus on people and places in poverty

• Honesty about impact

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@jrf_uk

@juliaunwin

JosephRowntreeFoundation

www.jrf.org.uk

http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Are-Astronomers/131666588109

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