The extent of the mental and physical health problems caused by homelessness is laid bare in a new report. Research into the experiences of 64 people who are homeless or
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A flagship £1.5 million scheme to give running blades to amputee children has not given out any blades eight months after it was announced, a senior Tory MP has claimed.
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If you’ve ever considered a career in Music Therapy or wondered what career routes might be available, then this is sure to interest you. Here we explore the MSc in
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A senior judge has halted Court of Protection litigation centred on the care of a paralysed man after raising concerns that taxpayers’ money might be wasted. The man, who is
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A spina bifida sufferer and a couple who look after a grandson with severe disabilities have won rulings at the UK’s highest court over the controversial so-called “bedroom tax”. Supreme
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Welfare cuts have resulted in “grave or systematic violations” of the rights of disabled people in the UK, a United Nations inquiry has found. The scathing report by the UN
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Benefit claimants in Scotland are projected to lose out on more than £2 billion a year under UK Government welfare reforms, according to a new report. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam
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Ministers are promising to confront the “prejudices and misunderstandings” preventing people with disabilities and long-term health conditions from finding work with the publication of wide-ranging proposals to help more back
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Fewer disabled people will have access to specialist employment support amid a “massive gap” between the Government’s rhetoric and reality, a report warns. A study said proposed cuts in funding
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A severely disabled man has been awarded £2.5 million High Court damages, 47 years after his birth. Peter Atherton was white because of asphyxia when he was born at Billinge
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