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NCB Now: St Christopher's opens new children's home

St Christopher's Fellowship, a charity that has been providing care and support to disadvantaged children since 1870, is launching its new flagship home, Hillmarton, in Islington at the beginning of April. It will be operated on a spot purchase basis, adding to the choice of authorities looking to place in London.

NCB Now: Cuts to disabled children's benefits

In a move to align child and adult premiums, the government is cutting disabled children's benefits for up to 88,000 families. Under proposals for a universal credit, disability premiums currently within child tax credits or income support will be reduced by 1,358.76 per year from 2013.

NCB Now: Scotland's children sidelined by politicians

Children's issues - including childcare, primary schooling and healthy lifestyles - were sidelined in the recent Scottish election campaign, with parties across the board not even mentioning them when asked for their top priorities for a BBC survey, Children in Scotland has learned.

NCB Now: A new project named Viper

Partnership project Viper (Voice, Inclusion, Participation, Empowerment, Research) aims to identify the best ways for young disabled people to participate in decision making about their lives and the services they use