Read our report here: www.sensorylivesproject.org/policy

“It’s like torture”: our new report reveals how Temporary Accommodation is harming neurodivergent children and families across the UK. Based on a nationwide call for evidence, it sets out urgent policy asks for change. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Home should be a place of safety. Not trauma and instability. An excellent and insightful piece by Katherine Swindells at Inside Housing, highlighting the experiences of families with neurodivergent children living in temporary accommodation. #SEND #temporaryaccommodation #lostchildhood

A crisis designed by political choices rather than coincidence — one that was entirely avoidable.

We’ve heard repeatedly that @hackneycouncil.bsky.social is reviewing their medical assessments, but there’s been no improvement. The only thing we’ve seen is an attempt to control the evidence. www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...

Call for evidence on 'Allocations in social housing' from @londonassembly.bsky.social ⏰ Deadline 31 October 2025. 📝 I'm busy writing our evidence submission on debt disqualification rules in London Borough housing allocation policies. ℹ️ More information ⬇️ www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...

Published today on #WorldHomelessDay: my book Debt Trap Nation – a deep dive into how government policy is driving families into homelessness & debt. All royalties to @seacharity.bsky.social 💜 Families aren't failing. They're being failed. 📖 www.agendapub.com/page/detail/... #DebtTrapNation

Hitting ambitious housebuilding and affordable homes targets will be key to reducing private rents. Read the latest Housing Outlook here ⤵️ buff.ly/pQXp2Sc

There’s a kind of violence you rarely hear about – because it’s systemic. Violent bureaucracy harms vulnerable groups through delays, denials & red tape in the very systems meant to support them. #send #councils #bureaucracy #austerity journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

ITV looks at the "Human cost of the SEND Tribunal" Though it has to be said that it's not the Tribunal's fault—it's the LAs that consistently make unlawful decisions so parents (who have the capacity to), are forced to appeal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcZd...

Why do we tax earnings from employment more than income from rental properties? Adam Corlett explains why we should start making tax more consistent 👇

We all deserve to feel safe in our communities. But Disabled victims of hate crime are being let down by a justice system that dismisses us when we ask for help. Sign our petition and demand change today. #JusticeForDisabledVictims buff.ly/uZfLjqH

Leaked email: council told NHS to stop writing housing support letters for disabled kids. Families left in unsafe homes deliberately. Surely this isn’t lawful? #whovotedforthis #housingcrisis #send #hackneycouncil #nhs #homestothrivenotsurvive whovotedforthis.buzzsprout.com/2414550/epis...

Iconic Hackney estate made famous by rent campaign set for sweeping regeneration #Hackney #housing #planning www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/12/h...

London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning ban #London #Hackney #housing www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/01/l...

Morning Lane campaigners accuse council of consultation ‘con job’ in scathing report #Hackney #housing #planning #codesign #consultation www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/09/m...

‘Disappointed’: Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan #Hackney #housing #planning www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/27/r...

📢 SEND families facing housing struggles 🏠 True Vision, an award-winning documentary company, is researching how poor housing impacts children’s health. Share your story: 📧 [email protected] 📱 07583 367006 Your voice matters. 💥 #HousingCrisis #SEND

When low-to-middle income adults have caring responsibilities, they often take up substantial amounts of time. 6 per cent of all low-to-middle income adults – provide care for at least 35 hours a week, the equivalent of a full-time job.

One-in-ten adults on low-to-middle incomes are now carers. This has widened the gap between lower and higher income families when it comes to caring responsibilities.

Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant

Maybe because it wasn’t actually a u-turn? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

If the government really want to make people's mental health better, they could start by making things less shit.

Stop scapegoating migrants. Once responsible for housing in this country, he could have built more social homes, ended right to buy, brought in rent controls... The housing system needs a total rethink to become centred on providing truly affordable homes & not landlord profits.

Caring for a disabled child shouldn’t come with poverty, fear, or burnout — but it does. #disability #cost #carers www.bigissue.com/opinion/real...

A system meant to support has turned hostile — and so has public perception. 🎙 New season with @katebelgrave.bsky.social — exposing welfare cuts, the politicians behind them, and those paying the price. whovotedforthis.buzzsprout.com #welfarereform #disabilityjustice #send #whovotedforthis

“Poverty limits childhood”

The lgsc Ombudsman found disabled people are often left in crisis by housing services failing to assess needs, delay action, or ignore legal duties. A clear pattern of systemic discrimination. #hackneycouncil #send #housing #disability www.lgo.org.uk/assets/attac...

Disabled people in poverty should not be footing the bill of successive Governments' failure to tax big corporations. The decision to target Disabled people already marginalised by state policies is a political choice, not an imperative. Our response👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/governm...

After pensioners and disabled people, now Labour targets children in Send reforms

Here is the campaign website—find out how to Protect the law for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities - www.saveourchildrensrights.o... www.saveourchildrensrights.o... Download the right poster, fill it in, take the pic and upload #SaveOurChildrensRights

NEW POST: Join our joint campaign to #SaveOurChildrensRights. We've launched in @theguardian.com with a letter cosigned by 100 SEND charities & groups, academics, disability campaigners & celebrities, incl Chris Packham and Christine McGuinness www.specialneedsjungle.com/s...

There are some fairly serious issues with EHCPs, but most relate to who doesn't get the support they need. This government's plans for reforming then would only see more young people denied the support they need, all to make short term savings at long term cost. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🚨‼️ @alexballingermp.bsky.social #UCHealth cuts will hit 750,000 sick & #disabled people - costing them £3,000 a year 🛑 #StopTwoTierPIP #StopTheCuts #UCPIPBill ✅#VoteNo ✅#SignTheAmendment ⬇️ #DisabilityBenefits #LCWRA #PIP #ESA #JSA #Halesowen #Cradley #WestMidlands @disrebellion.bsky.social

Our response to yesterday’s vote on the #WelfareReform Bill. We are deeply concerned about what this bill represents: not just #cuts, but a continued erosion of compassion, dignity, and #inclusion.

Our message from outside Parliament is clear: Stop the cuts. Disabled people are not your political or fiscal football - our voices should be at the heart of decisions made about our lives. #StopTheCuts #WelfareNotWarfare #KillTheBill

Read our analysis of proposed changes to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. We are calling for MPs to vote against the Bill. cpag.org.uk/news/disabil...

#MPs You were elected to serve the people, not defend a party line. This vote will strip vital support from disabled people. It’s not reform. It’s a political choice. Choose with your conscience. Not the whip. Stand up. Do the right thing. #WelfareReformBill

Setting children up to fail isn’t the way to go @hackneycouncil.bsky.social

Fresh concerns have emerged about the government’s commitment to solving the accessible housing crisis after the chancellor announced a £39 billion investment in social and affordable homes, but ignored disabled people’s urgent needs. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/real-danger-...

Unpaid carers save the UK economy £184B a year! Carer’s Allowance depends on PIP, but cruel cuts will strip 150,000 carers of support by 2029, pushing 1.2M into poverty. #PIPcuts will break carers & cost us all. Stop this betrayal. #WelfareNotWarfare #TakingThePIP

There is currently no large-scale data on the experiences of homeless families with neurodivergent children living in the UK. Our call for evidence looks to change this - seeking parents, carers or professionals who support families Deadline 20 June www.sensorylivesproject.org/national-cal...

Why do housing developers feel they can under deliver affordable homes in Hackney time and time again? www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/06/11/k...

Carers Week reminder: DLA isn’t “just a form.” It’s a system that traumatises the very people holding everything together. #CarersWeek #carerslife #dla #send #benefitsystem

1 in 3 disabled people in the UK are facing financial, housing, and health crises — all at once. That’s 3.5 times more likely than the general population. #disabilityjustice #housingcrisis #stresscrisis #sendcrisis www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🚨 NEW: 80% of Keir Starmer's Cabinet represent constituencies with higher than average child poverty rates, new analysis from @lborouniversity.bsky.social for @endchildpoverty.bsky.social has found. Write to your MP to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/4k6PNhT

🤖 Housing ombudsman for England warns of ‘simmering anger’ over living conditions Key points: • Richard Blakeway says 474% increase in complaints to his office in last five years points to risk... #Ombudsman #Blakeway #Anger Source: The Guardian | What are your thoughts?