Homeless in Greater Manchester face mental health epidemic
More than three-quarters of homeless people have mental health problems according to new data released by a Salford anti-poverty charity.
“I am just surviving”: Life in the Manchester areas with the highest numbers on housing benefit
The Manchester ward of Harpurhey is home to 1,854 people claiming Local Housing Allowance (LHA), the most in Manchester, according
One in four children in Greater Manchester live in poverty – but are rates going up or down?
Nearly half of children aged 0-15 are in relative poverty in some regions of Greater Manchester, official figures have revealed.
Is there really a link between children in poverty and school absences in Greater Manchester?
A parliamentary report claims there is a strong link between low school attendance and low income – but the data contained in that report does not seem to back that up in the Greater Manchester region.
“We need to focus on our own people”: The Greater Manchester areas receiving the most food aid
New data has found that Manchester, Oldham and Stockport are the top three areas in the North West sending out
Hundreds of bikers come together to bring presents to vulnerable children
Hundreds of bikers took to the streets of Cheadle on Sunday to bring donated presents to children in need in
Six Greater Manchester charities awarded £60,000 to battle child poverty
The first winners of the Equilibrium Foundation Grant Awards have been announced – with six Greater Manchester charities granted a
Manchester is child poverty hotspot, says new report
Children in Greater Manchester experience some of the highest rates of poverty in the UK, a new national report has
Scope criticises new prepayment meter regulations
Disability equality charity Scope has claimed that new guidelines on the forced installation of prepayment gas and electricity meters ‘do
Manchester City Council unveils five-year plan to fight poverty
Manchester City Council announces a five year plan to tackle poverty in the city, with one councillor saying: “We know
“Awareness has to be translated into action.” Hillary Clinton in Conversation at HOME
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 73, former First Lady and Secretary of State, appeared virtually as part of the opening night of