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...
Portable device to detect street drug ‘spice’ to be developed and trialled on Greater...
A portable device that will be able to detect the street drug known as ‘spice’ is to be developed for use in clinical settings,...
MP’s raise concerns about long-term pandemic impact on infants
The COVID-19 Committee has written to the Government after hearing how babies and young children have been affected by lockdown.
As part of their inquiry...
Marcus Rashford calls on health professionals to do more to persuade families to take...
Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford has called on health professionals to do more to persuade families in need not to miss out on...
Young children from England’s poorest areas are shorter, according to new research
Primary school children from England’s most deprived areas are nearly twice as likely to be short than those in the least deprived areas, according...
Snap Survey reveals a rapidly deteriorating picture of Social Care Services
A snap survey of the state of social care services has revealed a rapidly deteriorating picture of hundreds of thousands of older and disabled...
The unfair ‘double whammy’ of minority ethnic children in care
Children in care who come from an ethnic minority background can experience a 'double whammy' of disadvantage when it comes to youth justice involvement,...
Trial of new treatment to prevent student suicide launches
A clinical trial has been launched to study a new kind of talking therapy for students who struggle with suicidal thoughts and feelings.
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Cost of living gap between rich and poor highest since records began in mid-2000s
The gap in the inflation experienced by the richest and poorest tenth of households grew to 1.5 percentage points in April – the largest...
Pre-pandemic relative poverty rate for children of lone parents almost double that for children...
New research out this morning has found that the year prior to the pandemic, nearly half of children in lone-parent families were in relative...