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Headquarters locationNewcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Ceo Mark Henderson
Founded1935
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Home Group is a Housing Association in the United Kingdom. They trace their origins to the North Eastern Housing Association founded in 1935. The organisation houses over 120,000 people in 55,000 homes across England, Scotland and Wales.

Covid-19: Effects on social care and rape case delays revealed

Oct 22,2021 9:42 am

Here are five things You need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We'll have another update For You this evening.

1. Social care strains as pandemic takes toll

Personal accounts of the pressure on The Social care system are emerging as a report from England's Watchdog - the Care Quality Commission - Says , with the workforce " exhausted and depleted" by the pandemic. The Director of one care Home Group tells us staff are leaving to get better pay in supermarkets. Meanwhile, Dorothy Cook Says the Care Package to support Her Husband , Melvin, was ended after five weeks, as his condition was too complex for hard-pressed care providers to manage.

2. Rape cases delayed after coronavirus hit

The Number of rape and sexual assault during the pandemic, from 246 to 1,316 between March 2020 and June this year. The National Audit Office Says the Ministry of Justice and its courts agency have not been Working Together properly to solve the problems, which had their roots in pre-pandemic cuts. The government Says the backlog in England and Wales is stabilising.

3. How Covid has caused used-car prices to soar

The, thanks to a combination of pent up demand being " unleashed" after The First lockdown and a dearth of new cars caused by the global computer-chip shortage. Motoring group the AA suggests the prices of the UK's Most popular " nearly new" cars have risen by up to 57% since 2019, with three to five-year-old Ford Fiestas - The Most popular models on its AA Cars Website - valued at £9,770, up from £7,448.

4. Wales' 60% rise in home-schooled children

The Number of people being home-schooled has shot up in The Last two years, with some parents saying the pandemic made their decision easier. On the back of a 60% rise in The Number of home-educated children to 4,002, BBC Wales hears how parents manage things.

Media caption, Bridget Radford Says her home-schooled children " want to learn. . They don't see learning as a major chore". 5. 'Tell me your troubles, I'll find The Poem For You '

Loneliness, loss, anxiety, broken Sleep . . Most of us have suffered some side-effect of the pandemic. And author William Sieghart has found a novel way of prescribing something to ease people's troubles - in the form of a " poetry pharmacy".

Media caption, Listen to some of the lines Mr Sieghart dispenses - and hear how it helps people

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