Policy blog
Updates on latest policy initiatives in the UK and how they impact the people we work with.
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Report shares Sense concerns that disabled children aren’t getting the support they deserve
In recent weeks the House of Lords Children and Families Act Committee published a new crucial report scrutinising the implementation of the Children and…
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Our new minister for disabled people must stand up for uprating benefits and funding social care
Tom Pursglove is our new minister for disabled people. With the autumn statement coming up, he must make sure that things don't get even worse for disabled people.
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New research shows how to improve support for young people with special educational needs and disabilities
On Monday 7 November, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published some important research into children and young people with special educational needs.
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Our new research lays bare the crisis facing people with complex disabilities – it is time for the government to act
In our new research, we found that even before the current cost of living crisis almost a quarter of people with complex disabilities were struggling to heat their homes.
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Chancellor’s emergency statement October 2022
Today the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt MP, gave a statement outlining changes to economic policy. This statement reversed a large number of announcements made during…
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What happened when Sense attended the 2022 Conservative and Labour Party Conferences
We were there to talk to parliamentarians about Sense’s ground-breaking research into the number of people with complex disabilities, explain how Sense supports people and highlight our campaigns.
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Three key ways to fight the workforce crisis in health and social care
Recruitment and retention issues could have devastating consequences for the disabled people who receive care and support.
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How we can improve the SEND system for children with complex disabilities
Last week we submitted our response to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) green paper. This was a long-awaited opportunity for us to share the experiences of the children we support and their families.
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We’re working with the ONS to raise awareness of barriers disabled people face
New research from the Office of National Statistics looks at the barriers people encounter when doing things like going to the hairdresser's or the bank.
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How the experiences of people with complex disabilities are shaping our policy work
For our Potential and Possibility research, we spoke to over 1,500 people with complex disabilities to find out what matters to them.