Journalism & News from Bournemouth University
In the last five years over 163 youth clubs have been closed by local councils. However, this hasn’t stopped local youth club ‘ Middle Park Youth Centre’ in South-East London, from helping its community.
Oldham Council is the first in the UK to choose to vaccinate their homeless population from Covid-19.
Low-income children with learning disabilities battle mental health struggles in the face of COVID-19.
According to the land registry, the latest data for housing in London from September 2020 showed that the average price for a property in London was £496,736. An increase of 58.3% since September 2010 when the average property was £290,093. Yet the minimum wage for those aged 25 and over is currently £8.72, an increase of less than £3 over 10 years.
Around 80% of low-income families in the UK have been left in a worse financial position than before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Child Poverty Action Group revealed.
