One in five parents and carers of children with special education needs or disabilities (SEND) are being turned away by early years settings due to a shortage of places and a “tsunami of need”, a charity survey has...
Welfare cuts worth billions planned by ministers
Ministers have drawn up large benefit changes for people who are unable to work due to health conditions, the BBC has learned. The changes, affecting hundreds of thousands of people from 2025, would save £4bn from the...
Social care inequalities deepening due to cost of living crisis and squeezed council budgets, says CQC
Inequalities in access to adult social care are deepening due to the cost of living crisis, staff shortages and squeezed council budgets. That was the message today from the Care Quality Commission in its annual State...
Lack of holiday childcare for disabled children worsening, research warns
The proportion of councils with enough childcare in their area to meet the needs of children with disabilities during the school summer holidays is falling, a survey has found. Read the full article on this link...
TUC: 7 in 10 disabled workers earn less than £15 an hour
New TUC analysis reveals disabled workers are much more likely to be low paid than non-disabled workers Read the full press release from the TUC Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in...
Safeguarding disabled children
The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel has published the second of two reports from its national safeguarding practice review into safeguarding children with disabilities and complex needs in residential settings...
