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The Smithy Family Team who will be taking on the 3 Peaks Challenge for Contact

Smithy Family Team Take on the Three Peaks Challenge for Contact

Friday 17 October 2025

Next weekend, popular TikTok dads Nick and Martin from The Smithy Family and Martin & Bex will be joining forces to take...
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
Child Disability Payment guide front cover
New guide for parents in Scotland: Claiming Child Disability Payment

Thursday 30 March 2023
Scottish flag
Scottish government confirms plans to introduce new carer support payment to replace Carer’s Allowance

Wednesday 29 March 2023
Autistic child raising arms while sitting at table with teacher in education setting
NI government launches SEND Transformation engagement sessions

Tuesday 28 March 2023
Still from our new Strep A animation for parents
Now available in Arabic, Somali and Polish -our new animation about Strep A signs and symptoms

Monday 27 March 2023
Sea of transition slide from our preparing for adulthood workshop
The sea of transition: An overview of our Preparing for Adulthood Workshop

Monday 27 March 2023
Aditi - one of our London Marathon runners 2023
Meet Aditi – one of our London Marathon runners

Wednesday 22 March 2023
Pills spilling out of a bottle against an orange background
WATCH: Facebook Live about medicating disabled children for mood and behaviour

Tuesday 21 March 2023
Family at woodland adventure zone
Come and say hello to us in Glasgow this Saturday!

Monday 20 March 2023
Infographic showing benefits of claiming DLA
DLA: Your top 5 questions answered

Monday 20 March 2023
Mum and daughter having lunch together in the garden
Confused about Carer’s Allowance? Ask us anything at our Facebook Q&A

Friday 17 March 2023
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt walking down Downing Street
What the Budget 2023 means for families with disabled children

Thursday 16 March 2023
Chancellor of the Exchequer's red briefcase sits on a desk
Contact’s response to the Spring Budget

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Covid vaccination bottles
Spring Covid-19 booster for immunosuppressed children

Tuesday 14 March 2023
A young child wearing a blue hoodie and a pink apron stands in a pottery shop, holding a white ceramic ice cream cone figurine. She is looking at a shelf filled with various colorful ceramic pieces, including bunnies, ducks, and other items. A window and street view are in the background.
Increase to child disability addition needed in Budget

Monday 13 March 2023
Pills spilling out of a bottle against an orange background
Medicating children for mood and behaviour: get advice at our Facebook Live

Thursday 9 March 2023
40% of families with disabled children have been forced to cut back on life-saving medical equipment
Energy social tariff would help families with disabled children

Thursday 9 March 2023