News & Reports

The Archbishops Commission response to the housing and homelessness crisis including a commitment to use church land for affordable house building.

Article highlighting London’s inequalities with one in 10 people living in London defined as ‘dollar millionaires’ and more than 2.5 million (or 28%) of those living in London classed as living in poverty, according to government figures.

have published their report on the rates, persistence and depth of poverty in families with young children. It also highlights the impact of the Covid pandemic on low-income families with young children. The analysis reveals 1.3 million of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK are babies and children under the age of 5.

have published a paper on ethnic inequalities in Covid 19 mortality. They conclude that unless racism is understood as a key driver of the inequalities which increase the chances of exposure to and mortality from COVID-19, government and public sector policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic risk further increasing ethnic inequalities in the UK.

Dataset Report unsurprisingly shows it has been the youngest children whose learning has had the most significant drop during Covid, particularly those in last year’s Year 1, current Year 2s. Certain groups have been disproportionately affected by the disruption to their learning with disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs showing greater gaps than their peers.

report the findings from the Mental Health and Income Commission that there is a significant gap in average income for those with mental health conditions and that this has worsened during Covid.

have published their latest report on the impact of Covid on the voluntary sector. They welcome new participants in this ongoing study. It involves completing a survey and the information is important to evidence the fact that our sector is Never More Needed.

reports that government is proposing a new strategy to help people on low incomes heat their homes, but warn that people will still struggle to stay warm without a stronger benefit system and help getting out of problem debt. The proposals will extend the £140 Warm Home Discount to an extra 750,000 households, including working-age households earning less than £16,190. This would mean a total 2.7 million people paying £140 less on their fuel bills every winter.

have published their final report on Rebalancing the Relationship between small and large charities and how the culture of commissioning impacts on this.

have published a report highlighting how the vulnerabilities and abuse that girls and young women suffer lead to them becoming engaged in the criminal justice system.

have published an article on the impact of digital exclusion on mental health and what needs to be done.

have published a major study on the mental health and wellbeing of young people.

have published a report on lone parent debt. Lone parents are more likely to be living with problem debt and the research shows that the COVID-19 pandemic has acted as an accelerant for problem debt, exposing more single parent families to poverty.

have published their 2020/21 UK Poverty Report. 4in10 have published a blog post on the findings and actions needed.

have published a report on how the pandemic may widen entrenched disadvantage by reducing access to early years provision as well as take up and what needs to be done for early years education post Covid.

A new report on race poverty and school exclusions in London by 4in10, Just for Kids Law and the Children’s Rights Alliance. Published 15.10.20

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