Today, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JFR) has found that, after April 2022, low income households will be spending roughly 18% of their income on energy bills, compared to 6% of middle-income families – after housing costs. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is a charity that aims to solve poverty in the UK. They believe that this […]
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has advised patients to take their own food and drink because of long waiting times. Patients should expect to wait two hours before being seen, and some patients are waiting over 12 hours in other areas of the UK. NHS conditions are taking a turn for the worst: over the winter, emergency […]
By Rachael Goodenough The Warm Homes Prescription scheme is being expanded after a successful trial in Gloucestershire. The trial saw the government pay the energy bills for 28 patients with respiratory health conditions between December 2021 and March 2022. The scheme will now be expanded to 150 patients in Gloucestershire as well as patients in […]
