Equality & Human Rights
DHA’s expertise in equality and human rights is considerable. We understand how issues such as age discrimination, disability rights, sex equality or perceptions of the role of fathers fit within a wider social policy agenda.
Campaigning for greater inclusion of fathers
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MARCH 2010
***GRANDPARENTS CARERS AT RISK OF POVERTY***
Grandparents who are filling the ‘care gap’ in some of Britain’s most vulnerable families are risking hardship themselves, reveals new report Protect, Support, Provide from Grandparents Plus and the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Sam Smethers, Chief Executive of Grandparents Plus, said:
“It’s time the government recognised that grandparents provide the last line of defence between millions of children and that poverty line. They need recognition and better emotional, financial and practical support.”
