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September 30, 2020

Universal Credit algorithm pushing people into poverty, says Human Rights Watch

A poorly designed algorithm is causing people to go hungry, fall into debt, and experience psychological distress, says Human Rights Watch.
November 2, 2019

Human rights of people with learning disability and autism are being breached

Report describes the "horrific reality" of a system which inflicts terrible suffering on those detained and causes anguish to their distraught families.
September 6, 2019

Immigrant children being denied protection in France

Unaccompanied children arriving in France’s Alpine region undergo flawed age assessments that deny many access to needed protection, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
July 17, 2019

Disabled people hit four times harder by social security cuts, finds new research

Changes to the welfare system over the past ten years have left disabled adults four times worse off financially than non-disabled adults, according to new research commissioned by the Disability Benefit Consortium.
December 28, 2018

Volunteering abroad is good for NHS, study finds

Health professionals who volunteer in the developing world are providing substantial benefits to the NHS when they return, according to the Universities of Manchester and Nottingham, and Health Education England researchers.
November 20, 2018

The most severely mentally unwell wait longest for care, says report

People with severe conditions like schizophrenia are waiting an average of 14 weeks for an assessment, leaving some feeling suicidal.
July 12, 2018

Government not learning from high-profile academy failures

Public Accounts Committee says academy failures have been costly for taxpayers and damaging to children’s education, but government does not appear to be learning.
April 5, 2018

Essex 11-plus test found to have incorrectly assessed thousands of children

An 11-plus test used by ten Essex grammar schools has been found to be unfair by the school adjudicator.
April 5, 2017

Charity highlights impact of move from DLA to PIP

A leading UK poverty charity ,Turn2us, is highlighting how the move from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence Payment is leaving many people with a disability struggling to pay their basic living costs.