Online gambling: twice as many gaming accounts belong to customers in most deprived areas
New research reveals that compared to online sports betting, participation and spend on gaming products such as slot, casino and bingo games are disproportionately...
New analysis reveals energy bills will be virtually impossible for poorest to pay next...
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation found low income families will hand over 26% of their income after housing costs in 2023/24 to pay for energy...
TUC calls for universal free childcare as nursery bills “skyrocket” in North West
The TUC analysis shows that the cost of childcare for parents with children under two has increased by nearly £3,000 a year in England...
Greater Manchester’s gender-based violence strategy moves forward after last year’s #IsThisOK? video
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester are releasing a series of videos as part of their campaign to tackle sexual harassment and...
Low-earning school support staff are paying for pupils’ food, skipping meals and taking on...
Cash-strapped school support staff are using their own money to help pupils and their families cope with the cost-of-living crisis, says UNISON ).
A UK-wide...
Lucy Powell pledges to strengthen online safety bill
Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell has pledged today that a Labour Government would strengthen what she describes as the gutted Government online safety bill
Powell,...
People with dementia facing new challenges managing finances, study finds
A study exploring how increased digitalisation since the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted finance management for people with dementia and their carers is published today.
Researchers...
Personal finances increasingly play second fiddle to personality, finds lonely hearts ad study
Personality has become a more important factor than finances when it comes to dating, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of York...
“Match girls” were trailblazers for workers’ rights, argues Manchester researcher
The story of how women in Victorian match factories fought against the brutal use of white phosphorus, was instrumental in shaping today’s workers’ rights,...
CMA launch review of online wills and divorces over concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching a review of Will writing and other digital services such as probate and online divorces over...