Mum 'angry' at adopted child therapy funding cuts
Mum 'angry' at adopted child therapy funding cuts
The government reduced the sum each child could receive for 2025/26, but has renewed the scheme.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, focusing on the concerns of an adoptive mother regarding funding cuts for therapy. The bias is moderate, stemming from the selection of a specific viewpoint (the concerned mother) and the framing of the funding change as a negative event. The core claim about funding reduction is supported by a secondary BBC article.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: The government reduced the sum each child could receive for 2025/26, but has renewed the scheme.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms a government funding change impacting adoptive parents and their children's therapy. It also mentions the concerns of an adoptive mother.
- Assessment: Supported. Source 1 confirms the funding change and the concerns of an adoptive mother.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "An adoptive mother from Tyneside is among many worried at the impact of a government funding change."