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One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
Disabled children

One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues
Housing

Mouldy homes on London estate leaves dozens of tenants with serious health issues

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did
Tommy Stewart

I quit booze aged 30 to impress a beautiful girl. It’s the best thing I ever did

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body
Emily-May Stephenson

I’m 18 and bed bound with long Covid. This is what it’s like to be held hostage by your own body

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts
Disability benefits

DWP urged to withdraw ‘dangerous’ and ‘inaccessible’ consultation into benefit cuts

This life saving-clinic is helping homeless people breathe better – and reducing strain on the NHS
Homelessness

This life saving-clinic is helping homeless people breathe better – and reducing strain on the NHS

Blind people feel ‘anxious and outraged’ over Labour’s benefit cuts: ‘I’m struggling as it is’
Disability benefits

Blind people feel ‘anxious and outraged’ over Labour’s benefit cuts: ‘I’m struggling as it is’

Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening
Big Grow

Big Issue’s new Big Grow initiative set to transform communities through urban gardening

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?
Matteo Bergamini

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?

Torture survivors face ‘gruelling’ process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse
Disability benefits

Torture survivors face ‘gruelling’ process to get disability benefits – and it could get even worse

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’
Mental health

Poor mental health and feeling sad is a normal part of life, neuropsychiatrist says: ‘Life is not easy’

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
Sanah Ahsan

I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
Child poverty

Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told

Letters: ‘This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life’
Letters

Letters: ‘This is NOT the Labour Party I have voted for my entire life’

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy
Lorna Tucker

I was homeless and an addict as a teen. I hope my life can help people have a little more empathy

I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go
Two-child benefit cap

I’m buying fruit and veg for my kids on ‘buy now, pay later’. The two-child benefit cap needs to go

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‘Time for radical thinking’: What’s the bigger picture behind Reeves’ dramatic benefit cuts?
Spring statement

‘Time for radical thinking’: What’s the bigger picture behind Reeves’ dramatic benefit cuts?

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies
Mental health

People with severe mental illness twice as likely to be disconnected by utility companies

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 
John Bird

Social opportunity should take the place of social security 

How building a healthier society will get Rachel Reeves out of a bind
Laurie Lee

How building a healthier society will get Rachel Reeves out of a bind