Tackling inequality is key for post-Covid economic recovery say experts

Safeguarding people's living standards, re-evaluating the role of key workers in society, and reducing racial and social inequality are crucial for the UK’s economic...

Thousands of teenagers are experiencing period poverty – either struggling to get period products...

Thousands of teenagers are experiencing period poverty – either struggling to get period products or being unable to afford them since the outbreak of...

Stark warning issued on the consequences for social care when free movement ends

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) have issued a stark warning to the Government over the consequences of low wages in social care, with most...

Drop in GP diagnosis of common health conditions revealed in Salford during lockdown

Electronic health records of approximately a quarter of a million people were analysed to identify the impact of COVID-19 on general practice (primary care)...

A comprehensive recovery package is needed to tackle rising tide of childhood vulnerability caused...

The Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield has published a report, ‘Childhood in the time of Covid’  that calls for a comprehensive recovery package for children...

Pandemic highlights “aspiration gap” as young people lose hope,

More than one in three young people have abandoned their aspirations for the year ahead according to the Princes Trust New Prince’s Trust research reveals...

COVID-19 social support cuts harming wellbeing of people with dementia and carers

Closures to vital support services, such as day care centres and support groups, have taken a huge toll on the mental wellbeing of people...

Report reveals the devastating impact of Covid on women

Women across the world are facing the brunt of the Covid-19 crisis in terms of job losses, food insecurity and mental health impacts CARE International...

Lockdown could have lasting effect on survivors of sexual violence and the services that...

The lack of public acknowledgement of sexual violence against women and children during the first month of UK lockdown could have long-term implications not...

New report says levelling-up agenda must tackle health and economic inequalities

A group of distinguished economists including Professor Diane Coyle of Cambridge University and Bloomberg’s Stephanie Flanders have said that the Government’s Northern levelling up...