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Shape the future of our information & advice service

Monday 7 September 2026

We're running our bi-annual survey and asking you to shape our information and advice so it best meets your needs. Are there...

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DLA: Your top 5 questions answered

Monday 20 March 2023

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Confused about Carer’s Allowance? Ask us anything at our Facebook Q&A

Friday 17 March 2023

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What the Budget 2023 means for families with disabled children

Thursday 16 March 2023

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Contact’s response to the Spring Budget

Wednesday 15 March 2023

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Spring Covid-19 booster for immunosuppressed children

Tuesday 14 March 2023

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Increase to child disability addition needed in Budget

Monday 13 March 2023

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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

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Disabled youngsters unfairly locked out of savings – help us campaign

Wednesday 8 March 2023

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Our spring workshops for practitioners working with disabled children

Tuesday 7 March 2023

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New report reveals record-breaking delays in support for disabled children

Tuesday 7 March 2023

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Free Money Matters workshops for parents who speak Soomaalida (Somali), العربية (Arabic) or Polish (Polski)

Monday 6 March 2023

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Your views wanted on our advice service!

Monday 6 March 2023

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Government’s long-awaited SEND Improvement Plan published today

Thursday 2 March 2023

Anna Bird, Contact's new CEO

Contact announces appointment of Anna Bird as new CEO

Thursday 2 March 2023

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Looking at our work with rare support groups on Rare Disease Day 2023

Tuesday 28 February 2023

Many disabled children are missing out on their free school meals. Contact is proudly supporting a parent-led campaign to provide food vouchers for disabled children who can’t access their meals. Join us at contact.org.uk/fsm

Free school meals – help us campaign by completing our survey

Tuesday 28 February 2023

Still from our new Strep A animation for parents

Watch our new animation about the signs and symptoms of Strep A

Tuesday 28 February 2023