One million COVID-19 Universal Credit claimants have deductions from benefits, study shows
Around one million people who claimed benefits during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic are having money regularly deducted from their payments.
Nearly two...
Over £1.3 billion stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in 2021
UK Finance has today releases its latest fraud report covering 2021.
The report shows the scale of fraud taking place as well as how criminals took...
New National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences
The findings from a survey of more than 20,900 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about their experience of...
New study shows working women at sharp end of cost of living crisis with...
UK women are almost twice as likely to be trapped in severely insecure work than men – and the situation worsens for mothers, black...
Young children from England’s poorest areas are shorter, according to new research
Primary school children from England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice as likely to be short than those in the least deprived areas, according...
Workers in the GIg economy are grappling with another threat to their wages,the online...
The cost of living crisis worsens, scores of workers in the gig economy globally are grappling with another threat to their hard-earned wages –...
New research shows volunteer value in supporting people in need during COVID-19
Volunteers around the country who helped serve their local communities during the recent lockdown formed a crucial part of the national response to the...
Low income workers at greater risk of unemployment and mounting ill health as furlough...
New analysis by the Health Foundation raises concerns about people’s future health, revealing that an economic crisis in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Poverty pay and abuse of workers on farms and plantations linked to UK supermarkets
Poor pay and harsh working conditions are common on farms and plantations that supply tea or fruit to global supermarkets including Lidl, Aldi, Sainsbury’s,...
British Red Cross celebrates contribution of refugees at Greater Manchester’s Refugee World Cup
The British Red Cross will celebrate Refugee Week 2019 at Greater Manchester’s Refugee World Cup tournament in Greater Manchester.
It will take place from 10–5pm...