The interim report of the Timms Review has found that the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) system is failing to keep pace with how disability, health and work have changed over the past decade.

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New Freedom of Information requests to every local authority in England reveal that only 6% of disabled children across the country can access a holiday club leaving families with both “financial anxiety and emotional anxiety”.

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A new UK study published for Disability Pride Month has found that one in three (34%) disabled people do not feel they belong in their communities and two-thirds feel unrepresented by the Government.

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Learning Disability England is inviting signatories to support its open letter to the government, urging it to prioritise the health of people with learning disabilities.

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A new guide on the transition to adulthood from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation examines the issues that young people with learning disabilities and their families face, as well as examples of what works.

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Jim Blair reviews Saba Salman’s Double Discrimination: People of Colour With Learning Disabilities Defying Ableism and Racism and calls it an essential read for all students of health, education and social care.

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New guidance from Care England addresses the prevention of choking among people with learning disabilities and draws on national learning, regulatory expectations, and best-practice guidance.

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The Government has announced the further rollout of job centre Support Conversations to help support disabled people in 27 additional sites.

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The findings of the 2026 Ockenden Report, although focused on maternity care, resonate across wider health and social care systems, including services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

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A new report from the Children’s Commissioner has found that referrals for autism and neurodevelopmental conditions are driving increased demand for children’s mental health services.

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