This report is the culmination of a three-year research programme exploring the relationship between the mental health and work outcomes of young people, funded by the Health Foundation and part of their broader Young people’s future health inquiry.
21
Feb
Feb
Although life expectancy is often compared across countries, less well known is how inequalities in life expectancy within the UK compare with those in other countries. Comparing the extent of inequalities between countries is complex, but it can be useful and may help policymakers to identify policies that could reduce inequalities in health.
12
Feb
Feb
The first ever parliamentary inquiry into young and young adult carers has revealed a lack of support is having a devastating impact on their education, wellbeing and future prospects.
09
Feb
Feb
National Housing Federation are launching a new report Let’s fix the housing crisis: delivering a long-term plan for housing. It is a call for an ambitious, long-term plan to fix the housing crisis.
The aim of this report is to set out in more detail what they mean by a long-term plan for housing, and details how they think a plan could be implemented by the next government. It is aimed at key party influencers and manifesto writers and sets out how, through committing to a long-term plan for housing, the government can end the housing emergency and shows what this will mean for the people affected.
08
Feb
Feb
The first interim report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity showed that the UK is getting poorer and sicker. This report – the third major commission paper – shows how this trend is not equal across the country: poorer and sicker areas are getting poorer and sicker the most quickly.
07
Feb
Feb
This briefing covers rising prices including food and energy inflation, Government support, and how the cost of living affects households.
06
Feb
Feb
In the benefit system, entitlement and need are intertwined: the greater the need, the more benefit income a family is usually entitled to receive. But in the 2010s, two policies were introduced that delinked entitlement and need by limiting the amount of benefits some families could receive: the benefit cap in 2013, and the two-child limit in 2017. At present, nearly half a million families are hit by at least one of these policies. Although the benefit cap affects out-of-work families only, this is not the case for the two-child limit, and six out of ten families affected by the two-child limit today contain at least one adult that is in work.
05
Feb
Feb
There has been a decline in the number of bank branches in operation in the UK over the last three decades. This has reportedly impacted many people, including those with disabilities, older people and those living in rural areas. In recent years, the government has sought to mitigate the impact of branch closures by introducing legislation containing provisions to protect access to cash services and publishing a policy statement outlining its minimum expectations to banks regarding services being removed or changed.
02
Feb
Feb
The amount you earn, and how often you’re paid your wages, can affect your Universal Credit. If you or your partner are working, how much Universal Credit you get will depend on how much you earn each month. These are called your ‘assessment periods’.
01
Feb
Feb
Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) allow the birth
parent (or adopting parent) to curtail the amount of Maternity Leave and
Statutory Maternity Pay or Maternity Allowance (or Statutory Adoption Leave
and Pay) that they would have been eligible for, and instead transfer that
balance to the other parent. Up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of
pay can be shared in this way.