Research by the housing charity found that more than half (56 per cent) of teachers UK-wide have worked at a school with children who were homeless or became homeless. The charity warns there are around 136,000 homeless children living in Britain...
Three-quarters of England’s care workers earn below ‘real’ living wage
Almost three-quarters of frontline care workers in England are earning below the “real” living wage, which experts say is the bare minimum to allow families basics such as a secondhand car and a week’s annual UK self-catering holiday, research has...
Youth violence response based on race, class and gender stereotypes, young people say
A report by youth leadership charity Reclaim based on discussions held with young people in Manchester before the first Covid-19 lockdown in March, states that any “aims to tackle serious youth violence will fail if it doesn’t involve the young...
EHRC launch inquiry into BAME inequalities in health and social care
Great Britain’s human rights watchdog has begun an inquiry into inequalities experienced by people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities who work in health and social care. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it would...
Unaccompanied migrant children
Community Care reports that an unannounced inspection of the detention of migrants arriving in Dover in small boats carried out by HM Inspectorate of Prisons (HMIP) in September found that unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are waiting “far too...
Homeless young people
Homeless Link has published a report on the experiences and perspectives of young people facing homelessness across England. Recommendations based on interviews with 45 young people aged 16-25 who have experienced homelessness include: government...
