Income poverty affects third of UK population

May 20, 2015   Carers, poverty, ukcuts

19.3 million people had disposable income of below 60% of national median in at least one year between 2010 and 2013

Almost a third of the UK population experienced income poverty in at least one year between 2010 and 2013, official data shows.

The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday, show that approximately 19.3 million people had a disposable income of below 60% of the national median at some point during the four-year period.

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Carers 'worried about more welfare cuts' charity warns

May 19, 2015   Carers, Depression, Featured Article, mental health, ukcuts

Around half of carers are struggling to make ends meet and worried about how further cuts to welfare will impact them, a charity has warned.

Carers UK said it was calling on the Government to help the millions of carers who provide vital help to others by providing them with better financial support.

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Cystic fibrosis drug offers hope to patients

May 18, 2015   Carers, cystic fibrosis, Featured Article
By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website
  • 17 May 2015
  • From the section Health

A “groundbreaking” cystic fibrosis therapy could profoundly improve patients’ quality of life, say doctors.

Patients often die before their 40s as mucus clogs and damages their lungs and leaves them prone to infection.

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