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Rising number of parents abused by their own children

by Charlotte Dolman | Oct 6, 2025 | Parents & Carers

In a 5 News special report, figures from the support charity, PEGS, reveals that a rising number of parents, abused by their own children, are asking for help. Experts say this type of domestic abuse can happen for many reasons – with risk factors like trauma,...

Government considering compensation for victims of carer’s allowance scandal

by Charlotte Dolman | Oct 3, 2025 | Parents & Carers

The government is considering compensation payouts for unpaid carers who have been unfairly hit with huge financial repayments in recent years after inadvertently falling foul of harsh carer’s allowance benefit rules.

Teen misses two years of school amid support delays

by Charlotte Dolman | Oct 1, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A mother whose 13-year-old daughter has missed out on nearly two years of school due to council delays said it was a “constant battle” to get support. Cambridgeshire County Council was ordered by a watchdog to pay Sarah £4,700 for failing to provide...

From pop producer to activist: Robin Millar on the barriers disabled people still face

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 29, 2025 | Parents & Carers

He made his name with chart-topping hits – now the Scope chair wants to change how society sees disability. Pop mogul Sir Robin Millar is not a man who you would expect to struggle with access in the music industry.

Sign language ‘absolutely essential’ says paramedic

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 26, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A student paramedic who helped organise basic sign language training for hundreds of future NHS workers has said it is “absolutely essential”. Daniel Hunt, 38, from Keynsham, set up the deaf awareness sessions at the University of the West of England (UWE)...

‘There was no campsite for my autistic son, so I’m starting my own’

by Charlotte Dolman | Sep 24, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Janatha Carden, from Bala, Gwynedd, runs short breaks for neurodivergent families, and said finding appropriate accommodation could be challenging. Prof Brian Garrod, from Swansea University, has said the tourism and hotel industry does not really understand...
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