Children living near Sure Start centres did better at GCSE's, according to new study by Institute for Fiscal Studies and Nuffield Foundation
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The families struggling to pay for care: After Kate Garraway tells the story of the high care costs for her late husband, we hear from other families who find paying for the support they need a constant battle.
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This is a fascinating look at the impact of dementia on day to day tasks. #dementia

Public satisfaction with #socialcare has fallen to a new low of 13% says the latest ‘gold standard’ British Social Attitudes survey. People who had contact with social care were even more dissatisfied (64%) than the rest of the public (49%). Thread 1/6 nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/brit…

For #BBCPanorama , Alison Holt investigates how spiralling care costs for children, the elderly and homeless people are threatening to push Havering council - and others in England - into the red
 
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Tonight at 8pm on @bbcpanorama

“This is a quiet crisis, but one that is being played out in town halls up and down England - shaping the quality of our daily lives.” Alison Holt

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Vital services or financial ruin? The dilemma facing councils and their residents. For BBC Panorama, I've spent 5 months in Havering Council as it tries to balance it's books- meeting those who rely on services +those feeling the impact of cuts. #socialcare
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Filmed over 5 months inside #Havering council #BBCPanorama explores why many town halls across the UK are in financial crisis.

Watch Paying More For Less: Councils In Crisis this Monday 18th March on Panorama BBC One 8pm with Alison Holt reporting. Edward McGown

Tired and alone - more than 100 families of severely disabled adults and children have told the BBC of their fight to secure vital NHS support

My latest story, with Alison Holt

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Terrific reporting here by Alison Holt Adam Eley. It’s hard to grasp the issues with NHS continuing healthcare using just data (though you can see big regional variation in receipt). But these stories of people bring home the problems. #socialcare bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Tired and alone-families of disabled people tell BBC of their fight to get NHS support outside hospital. My colleague Adam Eley has spoken to family after family for this. We've heard from so many people desperate for more help -it is an eye-opening story.
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The three of us that worked on this story, my colleagues Alison Holt, Chris Bell and I, have now spoken to dozens of victims of this scam. As you'll see in the piece above- often what we were told was heart breaking. 8/13

Over the last few months I've been investigating a group of companies that've been promising to provide vulnerable people with legal services and then not providing them. It has had devastating consequences for the victims. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-681416…
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