Death rate three to four times higher than among general population blamed on isolation of those leaving care
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NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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Nearly a quarter of households with children under five are experiencing food poverty, rising to one in two among single-parent families, according to analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) think...
Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patients
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Class, education and gender found to influence difference in views but anxiety about finances was a common theme
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A critical shortage of trained youth workers is leaving young people vulnerable to escalating violence, exploitation and poor mental health, the National Youth Agency (NYA) is warning. Read the full article on this link...
Over three million families will lose an average of £1,720 per year in real terms by 2029-30, as a result of proposed changes to disability and incapacity benefits, the government has estimated. This includes 370,000...
The number of children living in poverty has increased by 200,000 to a record high of 4.5 million, government figures have revealed. The figures show that after housing costs the proportion of the UK’s 14.5m children...
Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024
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Half of councils fear they will not be able to fully fund statutory services in 2026/27, according to latest research that “lays bare” an £8bn local government funding gap by 2028/29. The LGA warns that further budget...
Chief social worker Isabelle Trowler says action needed to tackle drop-off in representation of staff from minority groups at senior level in children’s services, whose staffing remains ‘very white’...
The government’s forthcoming child poverty strategy will fail if it does not focus on increasing families’ benefits and improving social housing stock, a children’s charity is warning. The strategy is due to be...
Education leaders are being asked to share examples of good practice in mainstream support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), as part of a call for evidence launched by Education...
