22/06/2020 - 10:58
Councils have received reports of fraudsters attempting to exploit the Test and Trace system through bogus phone calls, emails and text messages.
22/06/2020 - 08:27
The IFS has warned that councils in deprived and affluent areas face serious financial risks from the coronavirus crisis as incomes fall and costs grow.
19/06/2020 - 08:44
Two in five adults in the UK feel lonelier under the lockdown as a result of the tight limits it has placed on social contact.
18/06/2020 - 10:44
Nearly two thirds of hard-pressed families on Universal Credit are borrowing money to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
18/06/2020 - 10:27
ADASS has published its second report into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on social care services, arguing that more needs to be done.
18/06/2020 - 09:36
The Labour Party is calling for routine testing of all staff in the NHS and social care sectors to help minimise transmission of coronavirus.
17/06/2020 - 10:27
The Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, has developed a new tool to help identify locations for new cycleways in England.
17/06/2020 - 09:47
Unpaid carers are twice as likely as the general public to have relied on a food bank during the coronavirus pandemic.
16/06/2020 - 11:30
Local authority leaders have warned that councils do not have the legal powers to enforce a ‘local lockdown’.
16/06/2020 - 09:47
Children’s sector professionals have serious concerns about the impact the coronavirus crisis has had on vulnerable children and families.
15/06/2020 - 17:09
Staff and volunteers at the forefront of the national coronavirus response will now be able to access a new Psychological First Aid training course.
15/06/2020 - 10:48
The IFS has claimed that the balance between protecting public health and enabling economic activity could look very different in different parts of England.
15/06/2020 - 10:23
Greater Manchester is benefiting from a new situation reporting system to monitor PPE stock levels, staffing availability, infection rates and outbreaks.
15/06/2020 - 10:03
MPs have launched an inquiry into air quality and whether the coronavirus pandemic can act as a catalyst for change.
12/06/2020 - 10:48
New Liverpool City Region research has shown that most people in the area expect to continue walking and cycling to get around following lockdown.
