Disability benefit claimants ‘wait 10 times longer for calls to be answered’ The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee described the report’s findings as ‘disheartening’. The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025
Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024
Two thirds of carers feel burnt out and need more respite support, says charity Almost one in five (19%) of those surveyed said they were unable to remember the last time they could take a break. The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023
Mum whose son's disability means he needs room heated to 21C can't afford Christmas Five years ago Charlie, who Anna described as being a “funny, incredible” man, was diagnosed with a “life limiting” degenerative brain condition called SPG11 Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022
Mum unable to pay energy bills forced to consider putting disabled daughter in care Yvette Clements is full-timer carer to her daughter Rosey, a young woman living with athetoid cerebral palsy; a movement disorder caused by damage to the developing brain Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022
72% of disabled households plunged into debt by cost-of-living crisis – poll 83% of families with a disabled loved one believe the Government is not doing enough to support them, according to a new poll. The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022
Disabled households pushed into debt by rising cost of living, charity warns Government cost-of-living support will only offer temporary relief for disabled people and their family carers, according to the charity Sense. The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
Winners and losers of UK's £15billion energy bill payout - from drivers to pensioners Chancellor Rishi Sunak is handing out government cash to help with the soaring cost of living, but while some Brits will be quids in, others will be left with nothing Daily Mirror · May 26, 2022
CEOs got big raises while hiking prices Some companies raised prices, blaming rising wages — but actually cut workers' pay, according to new report Salon · Apr 25, 2022