Sunday 3 December 2023

t of living research October / November 2023

Little Steps, Big Struggles, Childcare in Wales published by Oxfam Cymru on behalf of the Make Care Fair coalition, lifts the lid on over 300 parents’ experiences of navigating Wales’ complex and ‘extortionately expensive’ childcare system.

Thursday 7 September 2023

cost of living research september 2023



NFER Findings within NFER’s report, Cost-of-living crisis: Impact on schools – pupils and families, reveal the increased pressures on pupils and their families means over 90 per cent of primary, secondary and special schools are also subsidising extra-curricular activities for some pupils. In addition, 70 per cent of schools are reporting providing food to pupils through food parcels, food banks, food vouchers and subsidised breakfasts.

decline in spending school buildings IFS

Northern Health Science Alliance
Addressing education and health inequity: perspectives from the North of England






Monday 17 April 2023

Cost of living crisis social science publications April 2023

 VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance - Tackling the cost of living crisis and impacts on health and wellbeing: key actions health and care policy makers, commissioners and provider organisations can take

UK Youth has published new research on poverty which looks at the impact of the current cost of living on young people and families in the UK. Findings from a poll of parents and young people aged 16- to 25 include: 36% of young people say they are more lonely as they reduce their social life to save money; and 54% say their mental health has been negatively impacted by the cost of living crisis

Healthy people, prosperous lives: The first interim report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity
The UK is getting poorer and sicker, at the same time as the country is facing a challenging economic outlook. After rapid progress on life expectancy in the 20th century, the UK has rising rates of death and impairment – including higher prevalence of long-term conditions and greater rates of multimorbidity.


Health Equity North report 2023 - finds great regional inequalities

social science reports April 2023

 National Education Union - State of education mental health 

Tackling loneliness Uk government 4th annual report

APPG on Medical Research - Health disparities: why medical research is a crucial tool for change

Terminally ill patients receive less care in less affluent areas - Nuffield Trust

Impact of the pandemic on working class museum staff - survey museum as muck. ongoing negative effects.



 



 













Wednesday 15 March 2023

Budget March 2023


Monday 13 February 2023

cost of living crisis research feb 2022

State of the nation 2022: children and young people’s wellbeing

A report on the wellbeing of children and young people over the academic year 2021 to 2022.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a new State of the nation report looking at the wellbeing of children and young people in England over the academic year 2021/2022. The report sets out previously published data from various sectors. The report finds that during the 2021/22 academic year, while wellbeing on most measures remained consistent, anxiousness among both primary and secondary-aged pupils appears to have increased and is higher than in 2020/21

The tooth hurts: smiles shaped by poverty
Hygiene poverty charity Beauty Banks has teamed up with the British Dental Association (BDA) to understand the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the oral health of students and on the role of teachers in classrooms across Britain. The survey found that one in four UK secondary school teachers surveyed reported that they have given out toothbrushes and toothpaste to their pupils.



Monday 9 January 2023

Cost of Living crisis social science research January 2023


Poverty 2023 Joesph Rowntree report

How the cost of living crisis is damaging children’s health
BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o3064 (Published 04 January 2023)

Changes in children’s mental health and parents’ financial stress from March 2020 to October 2022, Co-SPACE study, University of Oxford

State of health visiting, UK survey report: a vital safety net under pressure
This report details the findings from a UK survey of frontline health visitors working with families across the United Kingdom. It finds health visitors reporting epidemic levels of poverty, with more parents struggling with the cost-of-living crisis that is forcing them to turn to food banks to feed their children. 

Tackling health inequalities: delivering accessible pharmaceutical care for everyone
This position paper outlines how the cost-of-living crisis is adding to widening health inequalities and aims to help pharmacists and pharmacy teams to take action.

New report highlights urgent need for improved care regarding continued inequality and mothers’ mental health NPEU

State of the North 2023 - Looking out to level up: How the North and the UK measure up

Mental health of children and young people in England 2022: wave 3 follow; up to the 2017 survey. Looks at the mental health of children and young people in England in 2022. NHS Digital, 2022

IMF economic forecasts

Cities outlook 2023

The Rising Cost of Living: A Review of Interventions to Reduce Impacts on Health Inequalities in London Institute of Health Equity

The Child Poverty and the Cost of Living Crisis report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group Child of the North, has found that children in the North are some of the least protected from the current cost of living crisis.

Mental Health Foundation Supporting and expanding green social prescribing to address mental health inequalities in London