Insights

Multiple long-term conditions

Claire Diamond

Communications Manager

Opinion

07 May 2024

Reshaping the role of the energy sector: Solving problem debt

The impact of problem debt on people’s physical and mental health is deep rooted and damaging. We must work together to ensure that people who need it most can get free and impartial debt advice, improving their finances and their health.

Multiple long-term conditions

Nicola Bristow

Portfolio Manager

Reports

The Employee Health Innovation Fund: A Design-Led Approach to Health at Work

Good health at work leads to more productive workplaces, fewer lost hours and fewer people leaving the job market.

Multiple long-term conditions

Impact on Urban Health

Latest updates

Exploring the links between community debt advice and better health

At Impact on Urban Health we know that our mental, physical and financial health are all connected. Our new partnership with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) explores how better debt advice can improve the health of people struggling with the cost of living.

Multiple long-term conditions

Claire Diamond

Communications Manager

Opinion

07 Nov 2023

Exploring Open Banking with better health in mind

Mental, physical, and financial health are deeply connected. We wanted to find out if available apps are helpful to residents of Lambeth and Southwark, especially those with health problems. This is one of the few studies on Open Banking conducted with people on low incomes.

Multiple long-term conditions

Terry-Ann Mendes

Policy and Influencing Officer

Opinion

06 Jul 2023

Progress on policies for healthier night shifts

Terry-Ann Mendes explores the brilliant policy work of our partner, Liminal Space.

Multiple long-term conditions

Two people walking through an underpass in Peckham

Barbara Reichwein

Programme Director

Opinion

03 Feb 2023

Inflation may have peaked, but it’s no reason to celebrate

Economic figures are moving in the right direction; but they only scratch the surface of what’s happening in deprived communities.

Multiple long-term conditions

Damon Gibbons

Executive Director of Centre for Responsible Credit

Opinion

20 Sep 2022

Why the Financial Shield is needed now more than ever

In this guest blog, Damon Gibbons, Executive Director of Centre for Responsible Credit, reflects on the complex reasons why tailored support for people struggling with their finances is needed now more than ever.

Multiple long-term conditions

Erel Onojobi

Portfolio Manager

Opinion

15 Aug 2022

How essential services can help customers during the cost-of-living crisis

Responsibility for health goes beyond our personal choices and circumstances. The services we use also play a role.

Multiple long-term conditions

Barbara Reichwein

Programme Director

Opinion

14 Apr 2022

How we’re responding to the cost of living crisis

Our Programme Director for multiple long-term conditions, Barbara Reichwein, talks about the real 'cost of surviving' crisis people are facing and how we're addressing this in our work.