290,000 people unsuccessfully tried to claim benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic
A new report shows that 290,000 people unsuccessfully tried to claim benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly because they were not eligible for benefits....
Urgent need to provide increased support for low income families during the pandemic, new...
The benefits system is unable to meet the rising costs incurred by families as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, new research says
The findings,...
12 million people in Britain are likely to struggle with bills and loan repayments...
12 million people in Britain are likely to struggle with bills and loan repayments as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc, a...
Millions under lockdown on wrong side of digital divide
New research reveals that millions of people are facing tougher regional lockdowns on the wrong side of the digital divide.
Approximately nine million people across...
MPs call for £7bn annual increase in social care funding as a starting point...
MP’s are calling for urgent and sustained investment in social care to resolve the crisis in funding, exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Health and...
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...
True extent of poverty in Greater Manchester revealed
Greater Manchester Poverty Action are calling for urgent steps to tackle poverty as new analysis reveals already high levels of poverty in Greater Manchester...
Carers left exhausted, socially isolated and close to burnout
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the lives of carers and those they are caring for.
A report this morning from Carers...
Labour to force vote on Marcus Rashford’s campaign on school meals campaign
Labour will force a vote in Parliament on plans to extend free school meals over the school holidays, after the Government refused to extend...
Coronavirus has pushed the struggling social care structure closer to the edge
COVID-19 is magnifying inequalities and “risks turning fault lines into chasms” according to the annual Quality Care Commission report on the Care sector released...