Social care
Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’
Hate speech, snooping and benefits: How government policy has ‘violated disabled people’s rights’
Disabled people in the UK have their ‘dignity’ undermined by government policies in the benefits system, social care and housing, a new UN committee report has found
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
My daughter has been trapped in hospital for years with a learning disability – and she wants out
A mother shares her family’s story and fights for change now her daughter has been forced to live in a hospital for a decade
Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
Social care is on its knees. It’s no wonder public dissatisfaction is at a record high
Evan John, policy and public affairs advisor at national disability charity Sense, writes about the state of the social care system
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Care worker faced homelessness as low pay left her with ‘nothing’ to fall back on
Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
Tory government ‘demonises’ disabled people who face ‘onerous’ benefits system, UN warns
‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
‘He’s like a caged animal in the flat’: Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’
Homelessness at heart of councils’ £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: ‘It’s an out-of-control crisis’
If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
If UK doesn’t value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
Adoptees share the ‘extreme emotional challenge’ of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
Adoptees share the ‘extreme emotional challenge’ of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
Disabled people ‘risk losing right to take part in society’ with social care ‘on its knees’
Disabled people ‘risk losing right to take part in society’ with social care ‘on its knees’
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
‘There’s no support for us at all’: The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
Care leavers campaign for better support: ‘We don’t have a great start in life when we turn 18’
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK’s future
Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Carers ‘devastated’ at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
‘They disgust me to the core’: Frontline workers react to the Downing Street Christmas party
‘They disgust me to the core’: Frontline workers react to the Downing Street Christmas party
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We’re working to change that
