COVID-19 risks triggering long term unemployment crisis for older workers
New research released today has warned of the risk of a surge in long term unemployment among the over 50s, with experts calling for...
Disadvantages 3 and 4 year olds areas locked out of early years opportunities
Most disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds are ‘locked out’ of crucial early years education, which will compound inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic and impact on...
Alzheimer’s show this weekend at Event City
Caring for a family member or friend with dementia is demanding, worrying and challenging. Aside from the practical aspects of their day-to-day welfare and...
Manchester parents needing childcare outnumber providers seven to two
An online networking site for parents, childcare providers and schools has revealed that Manchester parents outnumber local childcare providers by more than seven to...
Depression and anxiety rose sharply over Christmas in the UK
Levels of depression and anxiety rose sharply over December in the UK, especially among young adults, reaching similar levels to lockdown at the start...
United and kinder but not an equal society after Covid crisis
Most people think that we will be united and kind following our recovery from the coronavirus pandemic but only one in five thought we...
Coronavirus benefit claimants more likely to be young and middle class begins
As the September claimant count is released today, showing the significant increase in benefit claimants since March 2020, a major research project into the...
The pandemic has exacerbated food insecurity for millions of people
Parliament’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee’s COVID-19 and Food Supply Report finds the pandemic to have exacerbated food insecurity for millions of people.
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Covid-19 crisis has caused the biggest annual employment fall for older workers since the...
The Covid-19 crisis has led to the biggest annual employment fall for workers over 50 since the 1980s, according to a new report published...
Almost half of children saw their social and emotional skills worsen during the pandemic
Nearly half of parents reported that their child’s social and emotional skills had worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
By contrast, just...