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Disabled people need fairer assessments now – government committee supports Sense recommendations
Applying for benefits shouldn’t be a stressful experience. You should be able to fill in your application form as independently as possible. Your assessment…
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What’s coming up for policy research at Sense?
Our Policy Research Manager, Georgina, talks us through our latest research and what’s coming soon. Why is policy research important? Our research on…
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Does the Health and Disability White Paper deliver for disabled people?
You might have missed it. Not yesterday’s main event– it would have been hard not to hear about the Government’s budget. (But if…
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How the government’s spring 2023 budget will impact disabled people
Sarah explains what the government announced today and how it will impact disabled people.
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Taking our cost of living campaign to parliament
Last week, we were very busy representing our cost of living campaign in parliament.
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Talking to MPs and peers about the impact of the cost of living crisis on disabled people
The day after we handed our cost of living petition in at 10 Downing Street, we went back to parliament to talk to more MPs and peers about the impact of the crisis on disabled people.
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Handing in our cost of living crisis petition at 10 Downing Street
Yesterday, 7 March 2023, we went to Downing Street to hand in our cost of living petition.
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What next for social care reform?
Just over a year ago, the Department of Health and Social Care published a White Paper designed to ‘fix social care’. A lot has…
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Yes, the SEND system needs a transformation, but this isn’t going to do it.
Today the Government published its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) improvement plan. Hailed by the Government as a transformational document, it…
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Myth busting: are the top cost saving tips accessible?
For many disabled households, the cost-saving measures that might work for most people don’t work. Steven Morris shares his research.
