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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

Syrian father with traumatic brain injury repeatedly refused disability benefits

The Independent

A man who needs full-time care after a bicycle collision left him with a traumatic brain injury has been repeatedly refused benefits by the Home Office.

Under the conditions of his visa, Adam, who is from Syria but has lived in the UK for a decade, isn’t allowed to access any public funds. In September 2022 he suffered brain damaged after he collided head-on with another cyclist in London.

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