Research Archives - Sense https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/research/ For disabled people with complex needs Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:11:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Disabled children facing over 200-day wait for essential social care assessment  https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/welfare/disabled-children-facing-over-200-day-wait-for-essential-social-care-assessment/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:55:17 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=68491 16 April 2025 – Families with disabled children are at breaking point, left without the support they need, according to new research.

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]]> As Paralympics begins, new research reveals ‘shocking neglect’ of disabled people’s health in the UK https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/research/as-paralympics-begins-new-research-reveals-shocking-neglect-of-disabled-peoples-health-in-the-uk/ Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:55:14 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=55275 28 August 2024 - Around 1.3 million people with complex disabilities in the UK are not active enough to be healthy

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]]> Family carers of disabled people struggle to get a break, leaving many burnt out, new research reveals  https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/research/family-carers-of-disabled-people-struggle-to-get-a-break-leaving-many-burnt-out-new-research-reveals/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:52:34 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=42236 27 July 2023 – New research, published by Sense, has laid bare the pressure on carers looking after disabled family members.

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]]> One in two disabled people to use ‘Warm Spaces’ this winter in desperate bid to save on energy bills   https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/cost-of-living/one-in-two-disabled-people-to-use-warm-spaces-this-winter-in-desperate-bid-to-save-on-energy-bills/ Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:23:13 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=42228 1 November 2023 – One in two disabled people plan to spend the coming months in community spaces to stay warm.

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]]> Rising costs in the UK push more than half of disabled households into debt https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/cost-of-living/rising-costs-in-the-uk-push-more-than-half-of-disabled-households-into-debt/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 10:53:18 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=10673 22 June 2022 – New research reveals disabled people and family carers are at breaking point, with more than a third now skipping meals to save money.

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]]> Disabled people must be a focus of Covid inquiry https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/covid/disabled-people-must-be-focus-of-covid-inquiry/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:36:43 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=3040 12 May 2021 – Almost two thirds (61%) of disabled people say that there should be an inquiry into the support disabled people received during the pandemic.

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]]> Fear of mental health crisis as loneliness rises dramatically amongst disabled people https://www.sense.org.uk/press-releases/health/loneliness-rises-dramatically-among-disabled-people/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:33:36 +0000 https://www.sense.org.uk/?page_id=3033 25 February 2021 – Almost two thirds (61%) of disabled people are now chronically lonely, rising to 7 in 10 (70%) of young disabled people.

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