'Do Siblings Matter Too?' reveals how thousands of siblings of disabled children, many of whom are providing significant care and emotional support to their brothers and sisters, are often overlooked as their needs come second to that of the disabled child.
There are around 800,000 disabled children in the UK, and Sibs - the charity for siblings of disabled children - estimates that they have over 500,000 siblings.
Key findings from the University of Portsmouth report, which is based upon data from over 2,000 assessment reports gathered by Family Fund - a grant-giving charity for families on low-incomes raising disabled or seriously-ill children and interviews with children - shows that:
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