Those, like me, who have Asperger’s syndrome may struggle with daily interactions – but we find solace in our passions At a very early age I knew I was somehow different from the others. An unexplainable difference in behaviour, idiosyncrasies and just having bags more energy than other toddlers.
In the final part of her investigation into the cuts, Amelia Gentleman reports on a proposal which charities say could trap some disabled people inside their care homes Over the last two months Louisa Spivack has written to the prime minister, to the chancellor, to Iain Duncan Smith, secretary of state for work and pensions, to Maria Miller, minister for disabled people, and to equalities minister Lynne Featherstone, warning them that a planned cut to the benefits received by her severely disabled sons will drastically reduce their quality of life, confining them permanently to their care home.
Institute for Fiscal Studies says ‘universal credit’ will create clear winners and losers – with lone parents among those being worse off in the long run More than 1 million families are set to lose out under the government’s flagship welfare reforms, a leading financial thinktank warned today. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that the planned “universal credit” – set to replace a raft of existing benefits and tax credits – would create clear winners and losers. Among those who will be worse off under the new system will be lone parents and families with savings of over £16,000 who will, on average, lose in the long run, the IFS said
