One in nine adults struggled with mental health during pandemic, find researchers
One in nine adults consistently had very poor or deteriorating mental health during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic according to new...
Vulnerable older people at greater risk of depression and anxiety during pandemic
Older people who are clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 are at greater risk of deterioration in health and social well-being during the pandemic, according to a...
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...
MP’s say visits by love ones to care homes must be underpinned by law
A committee of MP’s Government guidance must be underpinned by law to protect care home residents’ right to family life
The joint committee on Human Rights said...
New stats reveal two million children missed out on swimming due to pandemic
More than two million youngsters missed out on the chance to go swimming due to the coronavirus pandemic – resulting in almost a quarter...
Government launches new scheme to give people in problem debt breathing space
Breathing Space will give those facing financial difficulties space to receive debt advice, or mental health crisis treatment, without pressure from creditors or mounting...
Radical policy changes during Covid-19 crisis should prompt rethink about Britain’s welfare state
Radical changes to the UK’s social security safety net during the pandemic should prompt a wider public debate about its successes and failures, and...
Mental health of the disadvantaged and financially vulnerable suffering most in pandemic
The mental health of people newly reliant on benefits and financial support during the pandemic has worsened far more than in the wider population,...
Revealed: The impact of the pandemic on women in the North
Research published today is showing that northern women have been disproportionately impacted by inequalities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The think tank IPPR North found that...
Digital divide narrowed by the pandemic, but around 1.5m homes remain offline
The UK’s digital divide narrowed during the coronavirus pandemic, as people have gone online to escape the lockdown, Ofcom research suggests.
The proportion of homes...