The adult social care sector remains in a precarious position says report
The adult social care sector remains in a precarious position and despite councils’ best efforts to make progress on the issue, more than 400,000...
Just one half of adults voted in last week’s election
Just One-half of adults in this country voted at the 2024 general election, the lowest share of the population to vote since universal suffrage.
The...
One in nine children now hit by the two-child benfit limit
1 in 9 children, 1.6 million are affected by the two-child limit on benefits according to a new survey of 560 families hit by...
Struggling families could skip meals this summer warns Salvation Army
New research shows that 43% of parents are worried that the cost of summer holidays and/or preparing their children to go back to school...
Major step forward for pioneering initiative to create a new community for Manchester’s homeless...
A pioneering initiative to create a new community for Manchester’s homeless and vulnerable men is taking a major step forward with the appointment...
Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health
Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research
The innovative new study, which used GPS and...
Tackling hardship must be a priority for the next UK Government
With one week until the General Election, over 200 organisations have come together to ask Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer to put hardship at...
Early childhood problems linked to school absenteeism
Children who are not considered “school ready” are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according...
Greater Manchester Poverty Action rebrands as Resolve Poverty
Greater Manchester Poverty Action has today rebranded to Resolve Poverty to signal its determination to tackle poverty in local areas and regions nationwide.
The organisation,...
British conversation is changing: Why people speak more alike today
People from the corporate world and higher education sectors are increasingly adopting each other’s speech patterns to be more socially inclusive, according to new...