Middle-income families will also find it hard to cope with new energy cap in April, says thinktankThe number of households suffering from “fuel stress” – those spending at least 10% of their family budgets on energy bills – is set to treble to 6.3m ove…
England’s NHS and care services need 1.1m extra staff by 2031, finds study
Health Foundation says government must spend up to £86.4bn more on services to maintain standardsThe NHS and social care services in England will need more than 1.1 million extra staff over the next decade to keep up with growing demand, research sugg…
British ‘baby shortage’ could lead to economic decline, says thinktank
Social Market Foundation suggests measures including better childcare provision to increase birthrate Britain is facing a “baby shortage” that could lead to “long-term economic stagnation”, a thinktank has said.The Social Market Foundation (SMF) said t…