Questions and answers about coronavirus and the UK economy

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Families & households

Families & households • 21 May 21

How can policy reduce food poverty among children?
Families & households • 20 May 21

Did food hardship increase during the pandemic?
Families & households • 11 Mar 21

Update: How is the response to coronavirus affecting gender equality?
Families & households • 05 Oct 20

Might coronavirus bring a lasting shift to online spending?
Families & households • 23 Sep 20

How has the Covid-19 crisis affected pre-school childcare?
Families & households • 17 Aug 20

What are the effects of lockdown and recession on domestic violence?
Families & households • 04 Aug 20

How should the government support households with unpayable debts?
Families & households • 18 Jun 20

How will the response to coronavirus affect gender equality?
Families & households • 09 Jun 20

How has coronavirus affected the division of domestic labour?
Data stories • 10 Jun 21

How does the Cornish economy compare with the rest of the UK?
Schools, universities & training • 08 Jun 21

Update: How has the crisis affected children from poorer backgrounds?
Schools, universities & training • 27 May 21

Generation Covid: how is the pandemic affecting the young?
News • 21 May 21

Food for thought
Attitudes, media & governance • 19 May 21

What is the likely impact of advertising restrictions on obesity?
Health, physical & mental • 17 May 21

Why should we care about obesity?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 19 Apr 21

How should governments source public services during a crisis?
Aid & international development • 18 Mar 21

How is Covid-19 affecting gender inequality in low-income countries?
Health, physical & mental • 15 Mar 21

How have school closures affected children’s mental health?
News • 12 Mar 21

Women and the pandemic
Prices & interest rates • 10 Mar 21

Will scrapping the tampon tax help to reduce period poverty?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Mar 21

How has coronavirus affected period poverty in the UK?
Inequality & poverty • 08 Mar 21

How has a year of coronavirus affected women?
Inequality & poverty • 04 Mar 21

Have government measures been protecting the UK’s most vulnerable?
Nations, regions & cities • 15 Feb 21

Zoomshock: how is working from home affecting cities and suburbs?
Schools, universities & training • 28 Jan 21

Should students apply to university after they’ve got their exam results?
Schools, universities & training • 18 Jan 21

How can policy-makers and parents support home learning during lockdown?
Schools, universities & training • 06 Jan 21

How should we assess school students now that exams have been cancelled?
Inequality & poverty • 04 Jan 21

What do school closures mean for social mobility?
Data stories • 23 Dec 20

How has the cost of Christmas dinner changed over the years?
Nations, regions & cities • 16 Dec 20

How uneven is the recovery in consumer spending across UK regions?
Recession & recovery • 15 Dec 20

What has happened to consumer spending during the Covid-19 crisis?
Inequality & poverty • 23 Nov 20

Will support for low-income families during school holidays improve children’s lives?
Schools, universities & training • 17 Nov 20

How should the academic achievements of school students be assessed this year?
Aid & international development • 16 Nov 20

How is coronavirus affecting food security in sub-Saharan Africa?
Attitudes, media & governance • 04 Nov 20

Does rationing essential goods help to prevent panic buying and shortages?
Banks & financial markets • 15 Oct 20

How is coronavirus affecting the insurance industry?
Schools, universities & training • 11 Oct 20

How have migrant pupils been affected by lockdown and school closures?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 16 Sep 20

How might coronavirus affect older workers?
Inequality & poverty • 09 Sep 20

How has lockdown affected children with special educational needs?
Schools, universities & training • 03 Sep 20

Should we stop using predicted A-level grades in university applications?
Schools, universities & training • 02 Sep 20

Why have this summer’s A-level exam grades caused so much trouble?
Health, physical & mental • 31 Aug 20

How is coronavirus affecting the mental health of adolescents?
Health, physical & mental • 26 Aug 20

Why has social care been so badly hit by Covid-19?
Health, physical & mental • 11 Aug 20

How might social isolation affect people’s wellbeing during the pandemic?
Health, physical & mental • 29 Jul 20

Has coronavirus made anyone better off?
Prices & interest rates • 24 Jul 20

After coronavirus, can the housing market support economic recovery?
Health, physical & mental • 19 Jul 20

Will coronavirus worsen the UK's problem with obesity?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 08 Jul 20

How can we protect young people from being scarred by coronavirus?
Inequality & poverty • 03 Jul 20

What difference will the COVID Summer Food Fund make to children’s lives?
Recession & recovery • 24 Jun 20

How much will lifting lockdown start to reverse the UK’s economic slump?

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