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.