Data from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) finds that around 24 million people in Great Britain were reducing energy use in their home between March and June 2022, with a further 16 million cutting back on food and essentials.

Further actions people in Great Britain took in response to rising living costs were:

- Spending less on non-essentials (57%, around 26 million people)

- Using less gas and electricity in their home (51%, around 24 million people)

- Cutting back on non-essential journeys in their vehicle (42%, around 19 million people).

Over a third (35%) of individuals whose cost of living had risen, cut spending on food and essentials - rising to 42% for those with disabilities, and 42% of those living in the most deprived areas of England. To counteract this, almost a quarter (23%) used savings to combat the rising costs, with 13% also stating they were using more credit than usual.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have published materials and guidance for both local authorities and partner organisations to enhance health for their populations. The approach to health seeks to harness the collective powers across multiple sectors for better health.

As a result, the HIAP can focus on specific public health issues such as physical inactivity, obesity or mental health - or identify major policies with significant impact on the issue, such as transport or housing.

The resources have been designed to support the promotion and implementation of a HIAP approach in local government with senior council leaders, health portfolio holders and wider stakeholders.

Firstly, the 2022 Activity Alliance survey has summarised feedback from Activity Alliance member organisations, and disabled people - highlighting how necessary it is to have a deeper understanding of the differences between the various types of impairments.

The Alliance report highlighted the differences in key data points for people with these impairments: Mobility, Learning, Long-Term Health Conditions, Mental Health, Hearing, Visual, Social or Behavioural. The slide-deck provides an overview of each group, as well as their attitudes and perceptions, participation rates and experiences, their return to activity post Covid-19, motivations, barriers and recommendations.

Furthermore, the Activity Alliance have produced a series of leisure factsheets covering a plethora of topics ranging from developing inclusive strategies to workforce development and to measuring impact. They're designed to support leaders in the leisure sector to strengthen existing inclusion work and engaging more disabled people. The 10 factsheets provide clear and simple guidance on how to embed the inclusive practices into existing facilities and programmes. To view the resource, click the link here.