Not only has the COVID-19 pandemic had a disproportionately high impact on the UK’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in terms of death and serious illness, there are now widespread concerns about the disproportionately low levels of vaccine uptake among these communities.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on care homes all over the UK. In the first of our investigations in this topic area, we plan to look at the lasting impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of people who have been living in care during COVID-19.
We begin our work in the housing policy topic area with a thorough investigation into the impacts of COVID-19 on street homelessness in the UK. How should people living on the streets of big cities be helped through the crisis, and how can short-term initiatives introduced at the height of the pandemic be translated into long-term meaningful policy shifts?
IPPO’s project lead for Wales addresses the challenge – for researchers and policymakers alike – of how to reach the most vulnerable and disengaged members of society
