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‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges
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‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges

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<p>Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disability</p><p>Disabled people who use blue badges to go about their daily lives have said they are being harassed, questioned and even assaulted, as anti-benefits rhetoric becomes more mainstream in the UK.</p><p>About 3 million people in the UK now have a blue badge, including <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/06/blue-badge-permits

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<p>Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disability</p><p>Disabled people who use blue badges to go about their daily lives have said they are being harassed, questioned and even assaulted, as anti-benefits rhetoric becomes more mainstream in the UK.</p><p>About 3 million people in the UK now have a blue badge, including <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/06/blue-badge-permits
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