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£400 cash boost for disabled adults to tackle cost of living
150,000 disabled adults to keep £400 more cash each year to help with cost of living, and £700 million to support tens of thousands of home adaptations.
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New technology and medicines to combat drug and alcohol addiction
Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction.
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Parents urged to protect children through vaccination campaign
New vaccination campaign launched to boost uptake of childhood immunisations.
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Funding boost for young people’s mental health services
Early support hubs across England to receive a £7 million funding boost to bolster services for young people.
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Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking and vaping
The government is launching a consultation on extending smoke-free places and introducing vape-free and heated tobacco-free spaces.
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