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Disabled children missing from social care reform plan

Friday 29 May 2026

A major new government plan to reform children’s social care risks failing disabled children and their families yet again, Contact is warning....
Parent carer Samantha with son Lewis
Mum Samantha reacts to Spring Budget 2024

Wednesday 6 March 2024
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Mum Samantha talks to BBC ahead of Spring Budget

Tuesday 5 March 2024
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School exclusions and SEN: Get advice at our Q&A for parent carers in England

Monday 4 March 2024
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Contact is helping rare families on Rare Disease Day

Thursday 29 February 2024
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Last chance to share your views on childcare

Tuesday 27 February 2024
Members of Greenwich parent carer forum
Parent carer forum focuses on solutions to develop vital support for local families

Monday 26 February 2024
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Energy price cap drop not enough for parents like Samantha

Friday 23 February 2024
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Watch our new animation: What is hemiplegia?

Tuesday 20 February 2024
Robbie Holland, Ellie Reynolds and Julie Bye from theSouth Glos forum’s Parent Voice team, who led the co-production work on the EBSA Toolkit
South Gloucestershire Parent carer forum help develop ground-breaking initiative on Emotionally Based School avoidance

Monday 19 February 2024
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DLA and Child Disability Payment: Get advice before claiming at our Q&A for parent carers

Friday 16 February 2024
Samantha and Lewis outside in the garden
Demand action from Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget

Wednesday 14 February 2024
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Apply this month for free childcare hours for two-year-olds

Tuesday 13 February 2024
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From empowering parent carer voices to encouraging common understanding of conditions : How parent carer forums are transforming lives

Tuesday 13 February 2024
Families watching a presentation at the Contact NI rare conference
Contact NI brings rare condition families together

Monday 12 February 2024
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You won’t believe the luck of these two parent carer sisters!

Friday 9 February 2024
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Latest Disability Action Plan falls short for families of disabled children

Thursday 8 February 2024
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Contact calls for increase in the Disabled Facilities Grant

Wednesday 7 February 2024
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Final low-income cost of living payments go out from this week

Wednesday 7 February 2024