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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Bancroft

Council delays force disabled child to miss crucial operation as hidden crisis of Britain’s homeless children laid bare

A disabled child spent three years suffering unnecessarily because council delays left them and their family in unsuitable temporary housing that could not accommodate a wheelchair, or the special bed and supportive seating that they needed to relieve pain.

The property was so unsuitable that medical specialists said the child could not have a key operation while housed there, and the council did not take quick action despite warnings from an occupational therapist.

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