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Highlights from our Building Resilience programme in Wales – and what’s next

Friday 20 June 2025

Last year, Contact secured a three-year grant from the National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) to launch a new project across Wales. Called...
Crystal and her son Hayden on Channel 4 News
WATCH: Desperate families of high-risk children urge Covid vaccine approval on Channel 4

Friday 17 December 2021
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NHS Covid Pass for international travel extended to children aged 12-15 in England

Thursday 16 December 2021
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New rules preventing Universal Credit claims by most disabled students come into force today

Wednesday 15 December 2021
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Contact launches campaign to get high-risk children aged 5-11 access to Covid vaccine

Wednesday 15 December 2021
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Scottish unpaid carers to get double payment of Carer’s Allowance supplement

Tuesday 14 December 2021
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Child Trust Fund campaign success as government consults on new scheme

Tuesday 14 December 2021
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Disabled toddler spends Christmas in ICU after common winter virus triggers seizure: Lucinda’s story

Tuesday 14 December 2021
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John Lyon’s Charity grant our Ealing service £105,000 for the next three years

Monday 13 December 2021
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Double payment of Scottish Carer’s Allowance Supplement on 15 December

Thursday 9 December 2021
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‘The best Facebook Live I’ve ever listened to!’

Tuesday 7 December 2021
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Disabled Facilities Grant funding welcome, but families still face 18-month assessment waits

Monday 6 December 2021
DLA higher rate mobility: your top questions answered
How to claim DLA higher rate mobility: your 5 top questions answered

Friday 3 December 2021
Dan with Allegra and Dante
‘We had to borrow money, use a food bank and jump through constant hoops’: Dan’s pandemic story

Thursday 2 December 2021
Scottish £10 bank note
Scottish Child Payment to increase to £20 per week

Thursday 2 December 2021
Baby in a pushchair
Could your child’s cold lead to something more serious?

Thursday 2 December 2021
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Second Covid vaccine dose approved for 12-15 year olds

Wednesday 1 December 2021
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Covid restrictions reintroduced in education settings in England

Wednesday 1 December 2021
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#LetsParticipate21

Monday 29 November 2021