Primary care services are the ‘front door’ of the NHS and the main way that people access NHS services. There are four main services: general practices, dental practices, optometrists (eye care) and community pharmacies. Primary care services account for a large proportion of NHS service providers – for example, there are more than 11,000 pharmacies across England, compared with fewer than 200 accident and emergency departments. Many of these primary care providers act as independent businesses, in contrast to secondary care providers (such as acute hospital trusts) that are run directly by the NHS.
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May
May
The Modernising Support Green Paper will explore how our welfare system could be redesigned to ensure people with disabilities and long-term health conditions get the support they need to achieve the best outcomes, with an approach that focuses support on those with the greatest needs and extra costs.
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May
May
Council Tax Support (CTS) is a benefit that gives people on low incomes a reduction on their council tax bill. CTS replaced Council Tax Benefit (CTB) in 2013, when support for paying council tax in England was localised. Each local authority now has its own CTS scheme. Since then, the level of council tax debt has more than doubled. We see this in the people coming to us for help; nearly half of our debt clients who receive CTS are still in council tax debt.
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May
May
This report explores how Universal Credit is affecting income security and financial well-being, month to month, in real life settings.
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May
May
This dashboard has statistics on Universal Credit by constituency in Great Britain, including the Library’s estimate of how far caseload rollout has progressed.
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Apr
Apr
The number of people in ‘food insecure’ households rose to 7.2 million in 2022/23, an increase of 2.5 million people since 2021/22, according to data on households that have below average incomes from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The percentage of people in food insecure households went from 7% in 2021/22 to 11% in 2022/23.
This Insight discusses why food insecurity has risen and which groups are most likely to not have food security.
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Apr
Apr
With many more families in the UK now renting, and renting for longer, the rising cost of doing so poses a significant challenge to living standards. This briefing note looks at what has been driving the rapid increases in rents over the past two years, and what that means for the future.
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Apr
Apr
Affordable housing accounted for 27 percent of all new additions to the housing stock in England in 2022/23. In recent years, the government has introduced several initiatives to increase the supply of affordable housing. This includes launching the first homes scheme, which seeks to assist first-time buyers and key workers in purchasing properties at discounted rates. However, some housing stakeholders have called on the government to provide further funding towards the construction of affordable homes.
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Apr
Apr
Older private renters in England are often overlooked, while also being failed by the policies and practices that dominate the current private rental sector (PRS).
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Apr
Apr
Today, April 17th 2024, DR UK launched their Sharing Information on Disability report, brought together by Advice Services Manager, Rundip Thind. This report presents findings from a survey conducted in March and April 2023, designed to better understand the experiences of Disabled students, trainees and employees in respect of sharing information on disabilities and exploring what could make sharing such information easier.