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From April disabled people - already struggling to make ends meet - will lose some £28 billion of financial support to help them with the extra costs of living in a world not designed for them.

This is on top of a squeeze in the support they receive from councils to do the basics such as getting up, getting dressed and getting washed.

As we digested what it meant to be an 'aspiration nation', another Budget announcement flew under the radar. The Chancellor has revealed that the Government will be consulting on introducing a new tax relief for social investment.

This is good news for charities and the people they work to support. Especially as so many are finding it increasingly difficult to generate the same level of donations from traditional sources