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Free School Meals campaign shortlisted for Charity Award

Friday 17 May 2024

Contact is delighted that the free school meals campaign led by parent campaigner Natalie Hay, has been shortlisted for a Charity Award...

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Browse our new bookshelf of e-publications!

Thursday 4 May 2023

Universal Credit sign on job centre window

Managed migration roll-out: your questions answered

Wednesday 3 May 2023

Jobcentre plus building

Britain-wide “managed migration” to Universal Credit roll-out to start in June 2023

Friday 28 April 2023

Family with young children

It’s Undiagnosed Children’s Day 2023

Friday 28 April 2023

Mum feeding child

National Living Wage rise spells bad news for carers

Wednesday 26 April 2023

London Marathon runner and Guinness World Record holder, Jeremy Wright

Thank you to all our amazing London Marathon runners!

Tuesday 25 April 2023

Better Together Through Sport days for families in West Yorkshire this summer

Monday 24 April 2023

London Marathon 2023 runner Jeremy

Good luck to our amazing London Marathon runners for 2023!

Friday 21 April 2023

Image of a money safe with caption: 80,683 disabled young people in Engand and Wales are locked out of their own savings worth almost £210 million. Help us unlock them.

80,000 disabled young people in England and Wales are locked out of their own savings worth £210 million

Thursday 20 April 2023

Smart energy meter display on kitchen worktop

Ofgem to protect some vulnerable groups from enforced pre-payment meters

Wednesday 19 April 2023

UK banknotes next to calculator

Government announces cost of living payment dates for low-income families

Monday 17 April 2023

94% better informed after using our advice service

Friday 14 April 2023

Medical professional delivering vaccine to baby

Clinically vulnerable infants to get Covid vaccine

Thursday 13 April 2023

Government funding to boost short breaks services in 10 local authority areas in England

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Colourful lottery balls

Parent carer Laura’s £1,000 Easter jackpot

Wednesday 12 April 2023

Painted eggs on an oven rack with a soft-focus child in the background

Contact helpline closed for Easter

Thursday 6 April 2023

Parallel participants at the starting line of a race in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Join us at Parallel Windsor, a festival of inclusivity and challenge events!

Tuesday 4 April 2023

Graphic depicting lunchbox and with a banana on top - free school meals

Contact calls for free school meals vouchers as 1/3 eligible disabled children miss out

Monday 3 April 2023

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