A new report published today (22 October, 2012) exposes how the Government's welfare cuts are hitting disabled people hardest: 8 in 10 (85 per cent) claim losing their Disability Living Allowance (DLA) would drive them into isolation, and would leave them struggling to manage their condition (84...

We broadly welcome the approach taken by the Government's draft Care and Support Bill. The most important issue for deafblind people will be to ensure that the deafblind guidance (Social Care for Deafblind Children and Adults) remains in force for both children and adults when the new legislation...

Commenting on the draft legislation published by the Government today on reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs, John Dickinson-Lilley, Deputy Head of Public Policy at the deafblind charity Sense, said: “Sense welcomes the principles driving the draft...

Commenting on the Audit Commission’s report, Reducing the cost of assessments and reviews, published today, Sue Brown, Head of Public Policy at the deafblind charity Sense, says: “Sense’s recent report, Fair care for the future, found that almost 50 per cent of deafblind people surveyed had never...

Commenting on the Government awarding contracts to Atos and Capita for assessing Personal Independence Payment (PIP), announced today, Gillian Morbey OBE, CEO of the deafblind charity Sense, says: “We are concerned that the Government has awarded another contract to Atos. Their track record of poor...

Commenting on the Social Care White Paper and Draft Bill published by the Government today, Sue Brown, Head of Public Policy at Sense, says: “We are hugely disappointed that the Government has postponed long term funding decisions for another 18 months, deepening Britain’s social care crisis. "...