Marcus Rashford and Tom Kerridge join forces to help families cook “pocket sized meals”
n response to the UK Government’s April 2021 uplift of the Healthy Start voucher scheme, Marcus Rashford MBE and Michelin-starred chef, Tom Kerridge, have...
Record 2.5 million food parcels were delivered last year says food charity
Record 2.5 million emergency food parcels given to people across UK with just under 1m going to children – that’s two parcels every minute.
The Trussell Trust...
Heavier social media use linked to more frequent drinking in young people
Heavier social media use is associated with more frequent alcohol consumption among young people in the UK, according to a new study.
Published today in...
UK households suffered Covid-19 income losses greater than those seen in France or Germany...
UK households are far more likely to have experienced a severe income shock during the Covid-19 crisis than their French and German counterparts, and...
Buying school uniform post-lockdown “unmanageable” for low income families
School uniforms present an unmanageable cost for families on a low income with children returning to school after lockdown, a new study from the...
Did the UK government’s direct messages during the early stages of the pandemic work?
New research suggests strong commands made by government officials during the Covid-19 pandemic may have increased people’s intentions to comply with public health orders.
In...
Confusion and stigma: half a million people overlooked Universal Credit despite COVID-19
A new study highlights those who were eligible for Universal Credit at the start of COVID-19 but did not claim it – despite often...
Social Status calculator shows what “class” you would have been in Shakespeare’s Time
Researchers from the University of Kent, King’s College London and the University of Birmingham have developed a class calculator to explore the cultural and...
Making spaces on the high street for clothing repairs could transform “make do and...
Making space in high street shops for people to repair clothes could mend the damage caused by fast fashion and transform sewing into a...
Children’s Commissioner launches The Big Ask with the help of Marcus Rashford for a...
Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today, launching ‘The Big Ask’, the biggest ever consultation with children undertaken in this country....