Peter Matejic
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Peter Matejic
@StatsPeter
Chief Analyst, Insights and Analysis, at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation working to solve UK Poverty
Sheffield / York Bergabung Şubat 2020
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Some personal/professional news: today is my last day at the IFS. There’s nowhere else I’d rather have spent the last nine years and leaving is such a wrench. But it’s time for something new, and I’m excited to be joining The Observer as Economics Editor from 7 April.
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On 26th March, new poverty stats are out. They'll look different though, with one of the biggest ever changes in methodology. Read why this is short-term pain for long-term gain, and why the changes are a bit like this Formula 1 season: linkedin.com/pulse/next-gen… via @LinkedIn.
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Speedy analysis from @jrf_uk. This is how modelled household incomes evolve over the Parliament after deducting housing costs. It's a disappointing picture. Let's hope the Government beat the forecasts, although the headwinds from the current conflict shouldn't be underestimated.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
🔔New analysis alert! Our modelling finds that average annual household disposable incomes are projected to grow by just £40 over the course of the current parliament (from April 2024 to April 2029) after adjusting for inflation.
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I was pleased to talk through @jrf_uk evidence on the impact on society of the pandemic today at @covidinquiryuk. We need to learn from people's insight and lived experience, and I want to thank everyone we worked with during extraordinarily stressful times.
UK Covid-19 Inquiry@covidinquiryuk
Peter Matejic (Chief Analyst, Joseph Rowntree Foundation) will give evidence to the Inquiry this afternoon.
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Following #UKPoverty2026 more warning signs flashing. As well as describing problem of insufficient income from work, the Minimum Income Standard helps the solution as the key data source for the Real Living Wage @LivingWageUK. Even with falling inflation, costs continue to bite.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
More than two-thirds of households struggling to afford a decent life are in work. New research from @lborouniversity/@crsp_lborouni, funded by JRF, sets out the scale of the problem. A 🧵
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This is an important chart - the orange block isn't real growth - it's people moving from other (now obsolete) benefits. The true growth (blue) is much smaller and isn't that surprising given growth in unemployment.
Steve Ellerd-Elliott@SeeStats
Out Today: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 8 January 2026. Statistics for the number of claims, starts, people and households on Universal Credit bit.ly/4rmDbqV
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@SarahSpoorUK @IainKPorter @jrf_uk The relative age profile of singles vs couples could also play a role.
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@SarahSpoorUK @IainKPorter @jrf_uk Hi Sarah, we base this calculation on actual recorded spend on clothing according to an official ONS survey. Across the whole of the income distribution, couples only spend 1.6 times that of singles. I think it will be a matter of choices to spend money on other activities.
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MPs will soon debate the annual benefits ‘Uprating Order' on how much benefits rise this year. But shockingly, support has never been set according to any logical calculation, like ensuring Universal Credit covers life's essentials - which @jrf_uk estimates cost £120 a week🧵1/4
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🏴 Poverty levels in Wales are some of the highest anywhere in the UK, with almost 1 in 3 children growing up in poverty.
This unacceptable situation cannot persist and the next Welsh Government have both an opportunity and a duty to change this. 🔽
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Do send in any questions - we have an excellent team of analysts ready to answer any questions you have!
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
Want to find out more about #UKPoverty2026? Has a stat, the methodology or something else grabbed your attention? On Wed 4th Feb from 12-2pm, we'll be hosting an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit with our analysis team. Questions open on Monday. reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/c…
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⚖️ 'Persistent inequalities are not inevitable'
Senior Policy Adviser @yasminibison highlights ethnic groups in the UK with an elevated risk of being in poverty, and the structural factors behind why this is the case.
Community-led approaches will be key in making a difference.
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👣 ‘This is a huge first step, but it can't be the only one’
Our conditional scenarios work for #UKPoverty2026 shows how scrapping the two-child limit is expected to benefit 500k families from April.
But a more comprehensive plan is needed, says Lead Analyst @Sam_Tims 👇
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You can probably tell this isn't my natural forte (!), but we wanted to get the message out about how address is needed to lower poverty levels in the UK. If you want to hear more (including from me), join our webinar at 10.30: jrf.org.uk/events/uk-pove….
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
❌ ‘The longer we accept this as normal, the greater the damage it does’ Our Chief Analyst @StatsPeter gives an overview of the numbers in #UKPoverty2026 of children, working-age adults and pensioners living in poverty, and what the lack of progress means for society 🔽
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🗣️ 'The government came to power with a commitment to end the need for food banks. This promise really matters.'
Our Principal Policy Adviser @KatieSchmuecker sets out the implications of 6.8 million people living in very deep poverty at the time of the last general election 🔽
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One of the highlights of this and previous years' reports was working with the Grassroots Poverty Action Group. It's important to hear real stories and struggles, and not just reduce this to a commentary on statistics, up or down. Policies and decisions have real impacts!
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
️🗣️ "Nothing's changed? Everything's changed. It's worse." We worked alongside the Grassroots Poverty Action Group (GPAG) on the foreword of our #UKPoverty2026 report, launched this morning. They also shared their reflections on the key findings in this impactful video ⬇️
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@g1c2 @jrf_uk Plus a range of other data, including polling and survey data we collect ourselves, data from various universities, and qualitative lived experience evidence. We try to look at all available data to draw our conclusions. See the references section for the different info sources.
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@StatsPeter @jrf_uk So your using government data (which may or may not be correct) as the entire basis of your report?
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Poverty is deepening.
🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning.
People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people.
This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
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@g1c2 @jrf_uk No problem. This is based on analysis of official Government poverty data - see gov.uk/government/sta… for the main data source. Measures of poverty are set out in Annex 1.
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This was an enormous amount of work from folk across @jrf_uk and beyond. Do engage with the content and let us know what you think.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf_uk
Poverty is deepening. 🔎 Our #UKPoverty2026 report was launched this morning. People in very deep poverty now make up the biggest group of people in poverty, at 6.8 million people. This is unacceptable for the fifth richest country in the world, and it has consequences.
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📅 Happening soon!
Next Thursday, we'll be hosting a webinar discussing the findings of our upcoming UK Poverty report.
Analysts and practitioners will set out the challenges of poverty in the UK - and how we can reduce it.
Not to be missed! Sign up: bit.ly/3Yx2QAn
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