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Parents with younger children are hardest-hit by a lack of Government support, says the IFS.

The proportion of people concerned about finances is up from 32% in January 2022 – the highest level since the start of the pandemic two years ago – and likely reflects the pressures felt by the ‘cost of living crisis’.Further, in March 2022 fewer pe

Levels of depression and anxiety rose sharply over December in the UK, especially among young adults, reaching similar levels to lockdown at the start

Levels of depression and anxiety rose sharply over December in the UK, especially among young adults, reaching similar levels to lockdown at the start of 2021, according to new findings from the Covid-19 Social Study led by UCL researchers.

People who were struggling financially before the pandemic are more than twice as likely, compared to people who were already living comfortably, to

Over a fifth (22%) of adults say they have experienced a complete breakdown of a relationship with either family, friends, colleagues, or neighbours in...

UCL research finds less than a third of UK population understand Covid-19 rules These updates are republished press releases and communications from members of the Science|Business Network Fewer than 1 in 3 people (29.1%) say that they ‘completely’ understand the current UK Covid-19 lockdown rules, find UCL researchers as part of the Covid-19 Social Study. This is at its lowest level since November 2020, when just 1 in 5 said they ‘completely’ understood the rules, and down on the peak...