Mcr’s oldest homeless charity expecting unprecedented numbers to hit 3,000 at its Christmas drop...
Manchester’s oldest homelessness charity,Lifeshare, is expecting unprecedented numbers to its Christmas Project.
From December 23 – 29, the charity will throw open its doors on...
Violent Night: iconic Christmas carol rewritten to highlight violence against homeless people
The UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, Centrepoint, has rewritten the lyrics to ‘Silent Night’ as a poignant reminder that street violence towards homeless people...
Hundreds of young people urgently needing a mental health bed are being admitted far...
Young people needing beds urgently for their mental health needs are waiting for long periods on acute general hospital wards, before being placed on...
The Decline in smoking in England has stalled since pandemic study finds
A decades-long decline in smoking prevalence in England has nearly ground to a halt since the start of the pandemic, according to a new...
At least 309,000 people homeless in England today say Shelter
New research from Shelter shows at least 309,000 people in England will spend Christmas without a home, including almost 140,000 children. This is a...
Levelling up? No we are levelling Down with the North hardest hit says report
A new report out says that when it comes to regional inequality, we’re moving backwards.
And it’s families in the north of England who...
Older women marginalised and unappreciated, Manchester research reveals
Society is failing to acknowledge the significant skills and abilities of older women, according to a study of 100 females in Manchester aged 50...
Homes in areas hit hardest by fuel poverty not benefiting from government’s flagship energy...
Households in areas hit hardest by fuel poverty are not benefiting most from the government’s flagship energy support scheme, a damning report has found.
Experts...
Britain slipping back to social divide of Victorian era says report
The UK is in danger of sliding back into the “Two Nations” of the Victorian era marked by a widening gulf between mainstream society...
Curtail Zero Hour Contracts and give workers guaranteed work hours, say researchers
Researchesr have concluded that the increase of zero hours contracts over the last 20 years has created significant risk for workers.
They found that unreliable...