Families with a disabled child are facing average waits of more than 200 days to get assessments for social care, according ...

It’s shocking, but far from unique – the children’s social care system is failing disabled children and their families, and it needs to change. Disabled children’s social care exists to help children ...

In the United States, Social Security extends beyond retirement and disability support, offering crucial financial aid to ...

Parents of disabled children are at “breaking point” as one in three have been unable to access the support they need from social care services, a new report has revealed. National disability charity ...

There has been a lot of talk over the years about Social Security being a “Ponzi scheme.” I have addressed this issue many ...

One family said they were dismayed when the Social Security site said their disabled adult son was no longer receiving ...

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Research has found that almost one in five parents of children with disabilities are facing a wait of more than 12 months to receive their legal entitlement of a social worker assessment ... 1,000 ...

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