COVID-19 social support cuts harming wellbeing of people with dementia and carers
Closures to vital support services, such as day care centres and support groups, have taken a huge toll on the mental wellbeing of people...
New report reveals link between online and offline violence against women journalists
A groundbreaking report into online violence against women journalists is calling for urgent action by UK policymakers to protect lives, livelihoods and press freedom.
The...
A new report recommends urgent reforms to the UK’s social security system to protect...
A new report recommends urgent reforms to the UK’s social security system to protect low-income families from extreme hardship.
The Covid pandemic has exposed and...
MP’s raise concerns about long-term pandemic impact on infants
The COVID-19 Committee has written to the Government after hearing how babies and young children have been affected by lockdown.
As part of their inquiry...
Implementation of Children’s social care strategy unambitious and slow, say Peers
The Government's Strategy to reform Children's Social Care lacks the scale, ambition, funding and pace to have any immediate benefit with most children, families...
Britain may be reaching ‘peak acceptance’ of homosexuality
To mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, The University of Manchester has released new research which has found that a person’s religion...
High streets should combine local and expert knowledge to thrive
Town and city centres need to engage diverse groups of people, combining leadership and partnerships with local and expert knowledge to address the range...
Flagship study on destitution finds half a million children experiencing extreme hardship across the...
Inadequate benefit levels and debt deductions, particularly the repayable advance many people are forced to borrow to cover the minimum five-week wait for Universal Credit, are identified in the report as key drivers of destitution.
With evidence of rising debt and hardship...
One in 10 young people lost their job during covid-19 pandemic
More than one in 10 people aged 16 - 25 have lost their job, and just under six in 10 have seen their earnings...
Tracing positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts less successful in more deprived areas, new...
New analysis from the Health Foundation,published in The Lancet shows that a smaller proportion of positive COVID-19 cases and their contacts are reached by...