Extra costs of food, energy and remote learning piled financial pressure on low-income families...
The extra cost of food, energy, and entertaining, distracting and home-schooling children has meant that low-income families with children are twice as likely to...
Young people more worried about Brexit than Covid-19
Two fifths of adults aged 18-29 report being stressed about Brexit, more than the proportion who are worried about catching Covid-19 or becoming seriously...
Manchester led study pinpoints groups less likely to follow COVID-19 restrictions
Men, young adults and people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are less likely to follow the Government’s restrictions designed to stop the...
Watch out for doorstep scammers as lockdown ends, Which? warns
A Which? investigation has found that doorstep scammers are back in business after lockdown restrictions – and these ruthless fraudsters are using new coronavirus...
Government accused of underfunding childcare
The funding rates paid to local authorities for the so-called ‘free childcare’ offer are just two-thirds of what the government itself estimated would be...
Nearly two-thirds of working mums with primary school age children do not have...
Nearly two-thirds of working mums with primary school age children do not have sufficient childcare for the six-week school summer holidays,according to a new...
Having wealthy parents not surprisingly will give you life long benefits
New research published shows that having wealthy parents is even more important when it comes to determining the wealth of younger generations.
This research by...
Further action needed to combat child food poverty
Petitions Committee Chair, Catherine McKinnell MP, has welcomed the Government’s announcement in the Autumn Budget Statement to provide £200 million a year to continue...
COVID economic crisis risks worsening social mobility says report
The Covid economic crisis risks worsening social mobility in Britain over the coming decade, as young people from less affluent backgrounds were more than...
Children’s social worker shortage reaches five-year high
Vital services that protect vulnerable children from harm are facing a staffing crisis, with the number of children and family social workers quitting their...