Topic: Vulnerable communities

Impact of the Pandemic on the Lives and Mental Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities
Directions for future policy development to help mitigate the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the 1.5 million people with ...

To Learn the Lessons, the COVID-19 Public Inquiry Must Consider the Experiences of Migrants During the Pandemic
Matteo Besana is the COVID-19 Advocacy Project Lead for Doctors of the World UK Matteo Besana Earlier in the year, ...

Why those who are immunocompromised need psychological support now more than ever
As many across the UK return to a maskless pre-pandemic way of life, there remain people who will never be ...

Rapid Evidence Review: Basic income experiments in OECD countries
This report provides an experimental design tool-kit for policymakers by drawing on past experiences of governments in OECD countries ...

As Wales rolls out a £1,600 a month UBI trial, what do we know about making basic income schemes work?
The authors of IPPO's forthcoming review of basic income experiments tell us why widening inequality keeps policymakers coming back to ...

What chairing the COVID People’s Inquiry taught me about how a public inquiry should be designed and run
An effective COVID-19 inquiry will serve as a memorial to all who lost their lives. But what kind of inquiry ...

Born amid the devastation of COVID-19: a new index of civic strength for London
London's Civic Strength Index – co-designed by Londoners themselves – uses 75 indicators to capture how the power of local ...

Two years on: how can a COVID-19 public inquiry help the UK learn the right lessons?
The pandemic has been a traumatic shock in so many ways. A public inquiry could be used to address the ...