One in five to need support from benefits system amid Coronavirus employment crisis

One fifth  of UK adults say they have applied or expect to apply for benefits as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This rises...

Young people’s perspectives on lockdown and loneliness explored in arts study

Young people’s experiences of the coronavirus lockdown are going to be explored in a project run by Manchester Metropolitan University researchers. Under the guide...

We aren’t beaten yet says Marcus Rashford

“We aren’t beaten yet, stand strong for the 200,000 children who haven’t had a meal to eat today and keep retweeting“ That was the message...

More than half a million disabled young people will face ‘double disadvantage’ in job...

More than half a million disabled young people will be hit by a double disadvantage as they try to move from education to employment...

Food banks are forecast to give out six emergency food parcels a minute this...

New research shows food banks are forecast to give out six emergency food parcels a minute this winter. The Trussell Trust’s new analysis forecasts a...

Employment tribunal claims backlog set to pass half a million due to Covid, warns...

New analysis of employment tribunal data by Citizens Advice reveals that if the backlog of claims continues to increase at the current rate, outstanding...

Some rough sleepers could be forced to stay out in the cold this winter...

Some people sleeping rough in some areas could be forced to stay out in the cold this winter to avoid a risk of infection...

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...