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Sense ‘deeply concerned’ by new proposals to reassess children’s entitlement to SEND support
19 February 2026 – Government leaks to the media reveal details of the upcoming Schools White Paper, which will reform the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system
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Sense welcomes boost to Minimum Income Guarantee and major investment in home adaptations
17 February 2026 - Sense has welcomed the UK Government confirming a 7 per cent increase to the Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG) for working-age disabled adults receiving social care
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Nearly half of all parents fear educational support will be taken away from their disabled children
29 January 2026 – new research highlights families’ deep concern ahead of government plans to reform the SEND system.
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Sir Charlie Mayfield joins UK’s leading disability charities and businesses to Keep Britain Working
18 November 2025 – he met with nine of the UK’s leading disability charities, which form the Disability Charities Consortium (DCC)
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New landmark disability hub opens in Belfast to transform support for disabled children and adults
11 September 2025 - Sense Hub Belfast, run by the national disability charity Sense, will deliver specialist services to local people
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Welfare reform plans leave disabled people living in fear, research reveals
Disabled people are living in fear and feeling increasingly stigmatised due to the government’s proposed reforms.
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Government’s proposed cuts to disability benefits will be devastating for disabled people
18 June 2025 - Sense responds to the government's Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.
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Disability Charities Consortium open letter on proposed welfare benefit reforms
21 May 2025 - Sense, along with other charities in the Disability Charities Consortium, has sent a letter to the government, expressing our deep concerns about proposed reforms to the welfare benefits system.
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Disabled children facing over 200-day wait for essential social care assessment
16 April 2025 – Families with disabled children are at breaking point, left without the support they need, according to new research.
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Sense responds to government’s ‘devastating’ announcement of cuts to welfare benefits
18 March 2025 – These changes will have a huge impact on disabled people, and Sense is deeply concerned about this announcement.
