Our campaign priorities

Read about the issues we’re campaigning on, from Child Trust Funds to school transport for disabled young people.

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What we're campaigning on

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3 Asks to improve England’s SEN system

Contact’s 3 SEN Asks are designed to help the new government address the biggest shortcomings and challenges within the current system.

3 SEND asks
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Carer's Allowance

We’re calling on the government to increase Carer’s Allowance along with the Carer’s Allowance earnings limit to allow carers to earn more without losing their entitlement.

Carer’s Allowance campaign
Piggy bank with 'Child Trust Fund' written on the side

Unlocking Child Trust Funds & Junior ISAs

80,000 disabled young people in England & Wales risk losing £210 million, as a difficult and costly process means many are unable to access the savings held in their Child Trust Fund.

Child Trust Fund campaign
School Transport campaign with thanks to Motability Foundation. Blue and green image with bus

School transport campaign

We are campaigning to close the loophole in the law that means disabled youngsters are often refused or charged for school transport

School transport campaign
A child wearing glasses and a black shirt plays with a water activity structure outdoors. They are pouring water from a yellow cup into a clear vertical tube. The background features tall pine trees and a blue sky with clouds. Another person is in the background.

Fix disabled children's social care

Disabled children’s social care needs urgent reform in terms of the law, workforce and funding, and the Law Commission has recommended a fairer and simpler system.

Fixing disabled children's social care
Thousands of seriously ill children denied vital NHS support - this must change.

End the fight for NHS care

Too many seriously ill and disabled children are denied essential NHS continuing care, leaving families to fight for support or face traumatic reviews.

Continuing care campaign
Take action to stop cuts to Universal Credit for disabled 16-21 year olds

Protect Universal Credit health payments

Disabled young people could lose more than £600 a month if the government removes access to Universal Credit health payments for most under-22s.

Our Universal Credit campaign
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Energy costs

We’re calling for targeted support for disabled households to avert a deepening cost of living crisis.

Out of Energy
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Housing

There is a huge shortage of affordable and accessible housing for families with disabled children

A decent home for every disabled child

Other issues we campaign on

A young child lies on a green blanket, engaged with a blue toy held by an adult. Another adult watches, smiling.

Access to childcare

Too often parent carers are forced to cut hours or give up careers due to childcare problems.

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A young boy is carefully painting a small ceramic object, focusing intently with a paintbrush in his hand. A man, sitting beside him, is guiding and observing the boy's work, offering support. They are seated at a wooden table with paints and brushes scattered around.

Challenging attitudes and stigma

Negative attitudes toward disability, coupled with a lack of services, are the main barriers preventing families with disabled children leading ordinary lives.

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A woman with glasses and braided hair holds a baby dressed in a striped shirt while sitting on a blue fabric seat in a vehicle, likely a bus or train. The baby looks curiously at the camera. The interior is softly lit, and other passengers are blurred in the background.

Illegal exclusions

Children with a disability, special educational need or additional need are routinely illegally excluded from school, almost a quarter every week.

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Mental health

More than 3,000 of you signed our letter to the health secretary calling for improved access to mental health support for disabled…

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