Study finds 7m Britons in poverty despite being from working families

Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which commissioned report, urges government to monitor situation amid Brexit falloutMore than 7 million people in the UK are living in poverty despite being part of a working family, according to a study which uncovers how deprivation is increasingly linked to the high cost and insecurity of private rented accommodation.The report, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) also found that disability is increasingly linked to the changing nature of poverty.