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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...
Two young siblings in green t-shirts posing with a box of cupcakes at their local hospital
DinoDay roars past £10k as families take on a month of fun challenges

Tuesday 4 June 2024
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Join our FREE online event for families with children who have a rare condition

Tuesday 4 June 2024
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We’ve made our website more accessible

Monday 3 June 2024
Speaker at Contact's Rare Condition Event
Contact’s team in Northern Ireland continues rare conditions campaign with second conference

Monday 3 June 2024
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Are you a family member, informal carer or personal assistant of an autistic person? 

Friday 31 May 2024
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FREE workshops for parent carers this June

Tuesday 28 May 2024
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General Election 2024: Our roadmap for the next government 

Thursday 23 May 2024
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Universal Credit: Managed Migration, your questions answered

Thursday 23 May 2024
Ziggy, a boy holding up an activity tracker while taking part in the DinoDay Challenge
Meet our ROAR-some fundraisers from last year’s DinoDay Challenge

Tuesday 21 May 2024
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Charities challenge minister over funding threat to new special school eye test service

Tuesday 21 May 2024
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Paid opportunity: Could you be one of our Autism Peer Educators?

Monday 20 May 2024
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Free School Meals campaign shortlisted for Charity Award

Friday 17 May 2024
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Safety Valve Agreements  -how they impact disabled children and their families

Thursday 16 May 2024
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Views on school transport in England needed

Tuesday 14 May 2024
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Two child limit on benefits pushing families with disabled children further into poverty

Monday 13 May 2024
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Child Trust Fund campaign latest

Friday 10 May 2024
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Contact joins calls for reform of Carer’s Allowance and action on overpayments

Thursday 9 May 2024
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Got a question about managed migration onto Universal Credit? Ask us on 14 May

Wednesday 8 May 2024