Families suffering from ‘fuel stress’ set to treble overnight to six million households as...

The number of households suffering from ‘fuel stress’ – spending at least 10 per cent of their family budgets on energy bills – is...

NHS backlog and shortage of care the ‘perfect storm’ for unpaid carer breakdown this...

Unpaid carers and the older and disabled people they support are facing serious difficulties getting NHS treatment and their health is deteriorating as a...

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce issues its first Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has launched its first ever ‘Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement’, to coincide with the UK’s Anti-Slavery Day. Working...

Online religious worship during COVID difficult but here for the long-term, Manchester study shows

Online worship and the celebration of life events such as marriage and funerals were exceptionally difficult for religious communities under COVID-19 restrictions, shows the most...

Poorest twice as likely to feel lonely in lockdown compared to richest

Older people in the poorest sector of the population were more than twice as likely to feel isolated and lonely during the first lockdown...

New study identifies who is most likely to ‘panic buy’ in times of crisis

The panic buying of toilet rolls and pasta during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic may seem ridiculous now, but the over-purchasing of...

Workplace absences in the UK are at the highest rate in over a decade.

Workplace absences through sickness in the UK are at the highest rate in over a decade. The research by the Chartered Insitute of Personnel highlights...

Childcare costs surge at over double the rate of inflation

Britain’s parents are paying 5% more for childcare for the under-twos than they were one year ago, according to Coram Family and Childcare’s 20th...

Net zero policy risks making the poor poorer, according to new study

The poorest 40 per cent of UK households will be most impacted by existing net zero policies, leading to further deprivation and exclusion, new...

Living in the North of England increases risk of death from alcohol, drugs and...

People living in the North of England and in coastal areas are more likely to die from ‘death of despair’, according to new University...