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From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society Keeping people with dementia safe in care homes during coronavirus As they have done throughout the pandemic, care homes are continuing to adapt to keep residents safe and well. This page …

DWP admits wrongly refusing PIP to record number of Disabled people ‘Flaws in the system’ have led to almost 80,000 Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions being overturned at initial review in the past year, reports The …

From Martyn Sibley Who remembers the 1990’s Bloodhound Gang song that went “you and me baby ain’t nothing but mammals, so let’s do it like they do on the discovery channel”? Not your normal opening …

Disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system: Committee publishes Government-commissioned research February 2022 The Work and Pensions Committee has used parliamentary powers to publish a Government-commissioned report into disabled people’s experiences of the benefits system …

New data shows food insecurity major challenge to levelling up agenda    New data released by the Food Foundation shows continued rise in food insecurity across the UK. Compared with July 2021 the figure has risen …

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From ‘Disabled Motoring’ The latest Blue Badge statistics released from the Department for Transport (DfT) show a 49% decrease in prosecutions for fraud and misuse of the scheme. Only 698 prosecutions took place between 1st …

From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ My appointments – helping people with dementia keep track of appointments My appointments is a booklet to help people living with dementia keep a record of the appointments they have with …

A very testing 6 weeks .. by Martyn Sibley I’ve had a very testing 6 weeks. In fact I’ve had a pretty tough 6 months. I learned from you in my recent poll that shared …

From ‘Asthma UK’ Now that January’s out of the way, we can all start looking forward to better weather and longer days. But with spring around the corner, it’s important to be aware of some …