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1. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Catherine Snowdon

   Running costs of Covid vaccine damage scheme double the amount paid to victims (opens the original)

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   The government scheme to support people injured by Covid vaccines and other jabs has cost £83m to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed. The amount spent on administration costs and medical assessments is more than double the £32m paid out in financial support to victims so far. The Taxpayers' Alliance think tank said the public would be "stunned" at the cost and called for the government to urgently review the scheme. NHSBSA which runs the scheme for the government says rising numbers

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2. Article · Aug 25, 2026 · Catherine Snowdon

   Young care leavers dying early a 'national tragedy' (opens the original)

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   Young adults who have left care have a death rate around four times higher than the general population, a new review, external shows. Often left alone "with no safety net," the report says the consequences can be catastrophic. On turning 18, people leaving care in England often lose "significant levers of support", the Government-commissioned report concluded, as it warned the so-called "care cliff" must be addressed. Speaking to BBC Radio 4 Today, report co-author and broadcaster Ashley John-Ba

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