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Nottingham mum calls for DLA changes
Families currently have to wait 3 months to claim Disability Living Allowance.
Three years ago, Rachel Sinclair's daughter Mabel was diagnosed with cancer. Rachel is now calling for families to be eligible for Disability Allowance from day one of their child's diagnosis.
Currently, families of children with cancer have to wait three months before they can claim the benefit. Now, Michelle Welsh, a local MP has taken the issue to Westminster.
In this episode of Need to Know, Sparky explores the story and hears from Rachel about her experience, as well as what Michelle Welsh said in Westminster.
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