wealth of ethnic background but also between the genders as well and according to the institute for fiscal studies they've done a report which states that actually it has been the case that for example low earners in those sectors which have been forced to shut down for example in the catering industry and restaurants and so on it's the lowest earners who have been the most affected along with ethnic minorities and young people additional childcare and housework has fallen more on mothers shoulders than fathers although i do my 1st around the house and private schools they're almost twice as likely to be for vibing online teaching school those schools where children from poor backgrounds might attend. the death rate as well is pronounced as a pronounced difference between those people living in more affluent neighborhoods and those living in poor more crowded neighborhoods with the death rate being worse in the latter and also there's been an increase in productivity from remote working people remote working from home that actually might help the situation people might be less reliant on for examp

now a report by the institute for fiscal studies says that coronavirus has exposed and even exacerbated inequalities across the u.k. that's his key conservative backbenchers urged the government to drop its to me to social distancing rule to help save the economy on joins us now with more on this either if they so tell us what's the report about well all throughout the coded 1000 crisis we've had many people working in different professions that industries saying that there are disparities between how this virus is impacting different communities whether it's based on race class gender and so on the now this study by the institute for fiscal studies would indicate that that is the case now in terms of economically it's the lower earners in those sectors which have been forced to shut down along with young people and black and minority ethnic workers who have been the most affected negatively by the cove in 1000 locked down childcare and housework responsibilities they fall on more mothers than on fathers indicating there's a difference and more pressure on women than on men in that aspe

in areas with higher property prices, according to a new report by researchers from the institute for fiscal studies value can lead to the amount of support differing by up to nearly £25,000. there has also been a significant variation in how quickly councils have been able to pay out grants to companies. let's get more on this from david phillips, one of the authors of the report. thank you forjoining us. so what are these grants and business rebates and how know how do they work. the government put in place two schemes to support businesses with not just labour two schemes to support businesses with notjust labour costs, two schemes to support businesses with not just labour costs, but other costs. so most businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, many which are closed town, most businesses are getting a waiver of their business rates this year and those occupying small properties, or the vast majority of them, are entitled to grants of up to £25,000 to help pay their rent or with other costs. some other businesses in the office sector are also entitled to grants if they're in par

a report by the institute for fiscal studies says that corona virus has exposed to different exacerbated inequalities across the u.k. according to the document britain's lowest earners have been hit hardest by business closures among them young people and ethnic minority workers have been worst affected it also exposed a gender gap finding mothers are taking on significantly more childcare responsibilities and household chores than fathers children from private schools are twice as likely to be taught online than those in state education and the think tank also found a notable divide between poor and rich neighborhoods when it comes to death rates though the i.f.'s says there have been some positive outcomes from lock down including increases in productivity for remote workers though economics and development expert dr guy standing told me the chancellor really similar is failing to provide adequate financial security to british people. he's chosen to throw billions of pounds in a particular way so he's used taxpayers' money and bank of england has contributed with quantitative easing ag

analysis of households with two opposite—gender parents from the institute for fiscal studies in thek but more time on household responsibilities. a seperate study from the university of sheffield found that the proportion of mothers responsible for most of a family's childcare increased from 27% to 45% during lockdown. medically, too, there are some issues that affect women disproportionately — for example, women across europe are being denied abortions because of the pandemic. the world health organization classifies abortion as essential health care, but the bbc has found hospitals that have stopped performing the procedure during the pandemic. here'sjean mckenzie's report. as the pandemic hit hospitals across the world had been forced to suspend nonemergency surgeries. but in romania nearly all of them stopped abortions. this is a phone call made to a hospital last month. at the height of the crisis only 11 out of the 280 hospitals in romania were offering the procedure. they are trying to use the pandemic as an excuse. a lot of women especially the ones that are coming from vuln

now report by the institute for fiscal studies says that coronavirus has exposed and even exacerbated inequalities across the u.k. where according to the document britain's lowest earners have been hit hardest by business closures among them young people and ethnic minority workers have been the worst affected it also exposed a gender gap finding mothers are taking on significantly more childcare responsibilities and household chores than fathers or children from private schools though are twice as likely to be taught online than those in state education and the think tank also found a notable divide between poor and rich neighborhoods when it comes to death rates however the i.f.'s also says there have been some positive outcomes from lock down including increases in productivity for remote workers or economics and development expert dr guy standing tall with the chancellor rishi soon ak is failing to provide adequate financial security to british people. he's chosen to throw billions of pounds in a particular way so he's used taxpayers' money and bank of england has contributed with

carl emmerson, from the institute for fiscal studies, thank you very much. in, the uk's chief medical 0fficers, breaking newsjust coming in, the uk's chief medical officers, the medical officers for england, wales, scotla nd medical officers for england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, have agreed that the covid—19 threat level should be lowered by one notch, from the existing position of, transmission is high or rising explanation. thejoint of, transmission is high or rising explanation. the joint bio security centre recommended that this covid—19 should move from level four to level three. the four chief medical officer is have said that there has been a steady decrease in cases we have seen in all four nations. but they say it does not mean the pandemic is over, they say the virus is still in general circulation and localised outbreaks are likely to occur. so, the uk's four chief medical 0fficers are likely to occur. so, the uk's four chief medical officers for england, wales, scotland and northern ireland, have agreed that the covid—19 threat level

and gathers data from sources that we are familiar with, whether it is the 0ns or the institute for fiscal studiesand they have produced a recovery strategy which is the right thing to do but there is the right thing to do but there is no equalities impact assessment that has been published or carried out and one thing would be for the government to risk assess those groups that are at a higher risk of this virus in the workplace. what steps a re this virus in the workplace. what steps are the government going to ta ke to steps are the government going to take to begin to address some of these inequalities? i expected to seek some recommendations in a review. you cannot publish a review without any recommendations that we can then all begin to constructively work together to achieve and deliver. so what do you think is at the heart of this? when we talk about the injustice and the fact these figures to you straight there isa these figures to you straight there is a serious problem in this country, is it because the workers on the front line the ones most at risk tend to be from a certain backgroun

pauljohnson is the director of the institute for fiscal studies, hejoins us from north london.a reduction in the size of the economy about 20% is, astonishingly, not anything we're surprised by. how has the uk fared with other european counterparts? germany notably seems to be doing better. again, the uk is not so different from most other european countries, germany and one or two others have done rather better, they seem to have got the virus under control more effectively, and i think that's the driving force behind the economy. if you have the virus under control effectively, then you can open up more of the economy. so for so long as we have to continue with success being locked down and substantial social distancing, then we're going to continue having a large impact on the economy. that is going to be vital going forward if the virus disappears and we keep it under control in the coming months, then the economy ought bounced back really quite fast. but we get second peaks or we really quite fast. but we get second pea ks or we have really quite fast. but we get second pe