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Turn Up and Go service for disabled customers

'Turn up and Go' service means that disabled people needing assistance can simply arrive at stations and have staff help them without being asked to book in advance. The 'Turn up and Go' service is already in place on London Underground

24 Mar 2014
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Government announces a package of childcare support

The Government has today announced a package of extra childcare support for families, including increasing tax-free childcare, introducing a £50m early years pupil premium and covering 85% of childcare costs for 300,000 of the most disadvantaged families.

23 Mar 2014
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I take my hat off to Iain Duncan Smith. Only he could turn a disability crisis into a fiasco

We no longer discuss whether Iain Duncan Smith's reforms will succeed or fail. We no longer need thinktanks and charities to produce reports on what might happen if you attempt to reform every strand of the social security system at once, without taking any advice at all from people who actually live with illnesses or disabilities, and at a time when money is short and compassion shorter.

SM
20 Mar 2014
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