A crisis in social care funding since the coalition government came to power has left many elderly people in
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A crisis in social care funding
Elderly struggling to cope with social care cuts
Annual budgets allocated to help the over-65s have fallen by £1.3bn since 2010, a cut of nearly a fifth
The chancellor, George Osborne, promised to provide an extra £2bn for councils to spend on help for older people. Photograph: Corbis
The Hardest Hit March in Norwich against government cuts
Disabled people march in Norwich over government cuts
The Norwich Hardest Hit March against government cuts makes its way through the city centre. Photo by Simon Finlay
More than 200 protesters, including wheelchair users and visually impaired people with guide dogs and white sticks, gathered in Chapelfield Gardens at 11.30am, with a placard-waving march around nearby streets beginning at noon.
The rally was one of several organised around the country by Hardest Hit, a consortium of 40 disability organisations.
Hardest Hit marches have taken place across the UK
Protests highlight severity of benefit cuts for disabled people
Hardest Hit marches have taken place across the UK in response to the government’s welfare reform bill
Hardest Hit protesters at a previous march in London. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian
Demonstrations are being held across the UK in protest against benefit cuts for disabled people.
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