'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
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'I want to get out': The fight for people with learning disabilities to live at home – not hospitals
One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability
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One in five Brits say they feel 'reluctant' just talking to someone with a learning disability
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'
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Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke: 'Surviving brain injuries gave me a fire to keep going'
'How dare he': Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it's not exactly the truth
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'How dare he': Sunak claims the Tories have reduced child poverty – but it's not exactly the truth
Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his 'moral mission'. But what's moral about causing anxiety?
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Rishi Sunak says slashing benefits is his 'moral mission'. But what's moral about causing anxiety?
'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
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'You can hear your stomach growling': Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
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Emilia Clarke feared being fired from Game of Thrones after brain injury
Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
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Nearly half of brain injury survivors claim benefits – without enough support to get back to work
Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
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Disability and work: Why the next government must show compassion and reform the benefits system
DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
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DWP universal credit increase 2024 – everything benefit claimants need to know
Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
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Why DWP urgently needs to make universal credit enough so people can afford the essentials
Universal credit claimants lose more than £1bn a year to 'automatic DWP deductions'
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