Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget : Our response to the Autumn 2024 Budget
30 Oct 2024 / Influencing policies
Our reaction to the first budget since the General Election from the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves.
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Top-up Universal Credit payments for parents could prevent poor mental health : Top-up Universal Credit payments for parents could prevent poor mental health
23 Oct 2024 / Research
New research from the Mental Health Foundation and SIPHER Consortium shows up to 100,000 mental health appointments could be freed up through Universal Credit top-ups for households caring for children.
Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress : Cost-of-living causing widespread mental distress
21 Nov 2023 /
In the week of the 2023 Autumn Statement and in light of new cost-of-living data, we're calling for the Government to ensure all its decisions benefit people’s mental health.
Open letter to Prime Minister about cost-of-living crisis : Open letter to Prime Minister about cost-of-living crisis
25 Nov 2022 / Influencing policies
High levels of inflation affect everyone as the price of necessities including food and energy increase. However, the impact is not felt equally. We know those already experiencing inequality, poverty and hardship are being hardest hit. And poverty is the single biggest driver of poor mental health in children.
Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit : Organisations urge Prime Minister not to cut Universal Credit
2 Sep 2021 / Influencing policies
The largest coalition of organisations to date on this issue has signed a joint open letter to the Prime Minster calling on him not to go ahead with the planned £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit, due to come into effect on 6 October 2021.
Strategy provides strong basis for preventing mental health problems : Strategy provides strong basis for preventing mental health problems
29 Jun 2021 / Prevention resources and tools
The Mental Health Foundation today welcomes publication of the Mental Health Strategy 2021-2031 for Northern Ireland.