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Piggy bank with Child Trust Fund written on the side

Contact urges Government to include disabled young people in Child Trust Fund plans 

Tuesday 21 January 2025

The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP, is backing calls for automatic payments of unclaimed Child Trust Funds...

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Contact is here to help in lots of ways

Monday 5 October 2020

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Act now to make sure tax credits payments for your 16-19 year old don’t stop

Tuesday 25 August 2020

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Contact welcomes NHS England guidance to tackle health inequalities

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Contact to help co-design and deliver national Oliver McGowan training trial

Friday 17 July 2020

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Contact’s CEO, Amanda Batten, gives an update on how what you told us about life in lockdown is making an impact

Wednesday 15 July 2020

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New reports highlight health inequalities faced by BAME and disabled people

Wednesday 10 June 2020

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Court of Appeal judgment on school transport loophole

Thursday 9 April 2020

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DWP pauses recovery of all benefits overpayments, tax credits debts and Social Fund loans

Monday 6 April 2020

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What does the emergency Coronavirus bill mean for disabled children?

Friday 20 March 2020

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Close the loophole campaign update

Thursday 12 March 2020

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Families at the sharp end of the school transport loophole share their stories

Thursday 20 February 2020

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Does your child have learning disabilities or an autism spectrum condition?

Tuesday 28 January 2020

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School Run Crisis campaign update

Wednesday 10 July 2019

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Disability Living Allowance for children in Scotland to be replaced by new benefit from 2020.

Monday 4 March 2019

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Disability Living Allowance eligibility – the top myths busted!

Tuesday 21 November 2017

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How does the tax credit ‘disabled child element’ affect housing benefit?

Tuesday 20 December 2016

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Craig Mathieson’s statement on the DLA Takeaway ruling

Friday 10 July 2015

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Incredible victory for Mathieson family in Supreme Court battle

Wednesday 8 July 2015