Children’s Commissioner to launch once in a generation “Beveridge Report for children” with an...

Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, is today launching a once-in-a-generation review of the future of childhood by the Children’s Commissioner’s Office....

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...

Report finds four out of five mothers given less than a week’s formal notice...

New statistics published on infants in care proceedings reveal that the number of cases has continued to grow in England and Wales in recent...

Covid crisis wealth boom has seen an average £7,800 windfall but widened wealth gaps

Higher savings and rocketing house prices have made the average household £7,800 richer during the pandemic, a think tank has fond. However, the Resolution...

Share of young people receiving benefits increased by two-thirds during the crisis

The proportion of young adults claiming income-related benefits increased from 9 to 15 per cent during the Covid crisis – a larger increase than...

Large-scale study reveals scale of debt crisis among low-income households

A large-scale study of households on low incomes has revealed the extent of the debt crisis hanging over the UK’s poorest families as the...

Which? calls for immediate pause on bank branch closures to protect access to cash

Which? is calling for an immediate pause on bank branch closures as its new analysis raises concerns that banks may be rushing to close...

Manchester led study highlights stark ethnic healthcare inequalities in the UK

A major new review into ethnic inequalities in healthcare has revealed vast inequalities across a range of health services in the UK. The review, funded...

Greater Manchester and Liverpool City Region Mayors Urge MPs to Back Hillsborough Law

ON the eve of the 33rd anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, in which 97 men, women and children were unlawfully killed, Andy Burnham, Mayor...

Child cruelty offences jump by 25% in a single year

Child cruelty and neglect offences increased by a quarter last year as the country emerged from the pandemic. The findings from the NSPCC follow a...