Social care
Tory government 'demonises' disabled people who face 'onerous' benefits system, UN warns
Tory government 'demonises' disabled people who face 'onerous' benefits system, UN warns
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities questioned the UK government over policies which have led to 'trauma and preventable mental distress' and in some cases deaths of disabled people
'He's like a caged animal in the flat': Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
'He's like a caged animal in the flat': Meet the parents fighting for an adult social care revolution
Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'
Homelessness at heart of councils' £4bn funding black hole, MPs warn: 'It's an out-of-control crisis'
If UK doesn't value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
If UK doesn't value foreign care workers like me, it will never fix problems in social care
Adoptees share the 'extreme emotional challenge' of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
Adoptees share the 'extreme emotional challenge' of meeting birth parents decades after adoption
Disabled people 'risk losing right to take part in society' with social care 'on its knees'
Disabled people 'risk losing right to take part in society' with social care 'on its knees'
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
‘It’s not an infinite resource’: How volunteers are papering over the cracks of austerity
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
Four in five of the children’s homes in England are run for profit – here’s why that is a problem
'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help
'The government takes advantage of our love': Families caring for child relatives plead for help
'There's no support for us at all': The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
'There's no support for us at all': The realities of caring for a disabled child during a heatwave
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Wales launches monthly £1,600 universal basic income payments for care leavers
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point
Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'
Care leavers campaign for better support: 'We don't have a great start in life when we turn 18'
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK's future
While celebrating her past, the Queen could change the UK's future
Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Carers 'devastated' at end of free Covid tests amid record infections
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
Welsh care leavers to receive £1,600 a month in basic income pilot
The volunteers helping to make this a special Christmas for care leavers in their community
The volunteers helping to make this a special Christmas for care leavers in their community
‘They disgust me to the core’: Frontline workers react to the Downing Street Christmas party
‘They disgust me to the core’: Frontline workers react to the Downing Street Christmas party
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Social care cap: What is it and what does it mean for me?
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
Children in care are being handcuffed on their way to school and foster homes
A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that
A third of care leavers lose their first home every year. We're working to change that
Covid drama Help is the 'distinctively British' TV the government wants
Covid drama Help is the 'distinctively British' TV the government wants
National insurance rise: What Boris Johnson's social care plans mean for you