Tag: counting the costs

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Mother and son hugging outside
Invite your MP to meet families

Friday 22 November 2024
A banner saying 'take part in Counting the Costs 2024' with an illustration of a person thinking about Universal Credit
Share your experience of Universal Credit

Wednesday 18 September 2024
Counting the Costs 2024 banner - housing theme
Does your home meet your disabled child’s needs? 

Wednesday 11 September 2024
Take part in Counting the Costs 2024 banner showing an illustration of a woman fretting over energy bills, with energy-related objects floating in the background behind her
Tell us your experience of energy costs

Wednesday 4 September 2024
Help us bring down soaring energy bills for families with disabled children: campaign banner
Tell us about your extra energy costs

Thursday 10 March 2022
White radiator against wall
Energy costs help package announced by government

Friday 4 February 2022
Child's abacus toy
Lack of disabled childcare in Wales laid bare by pandemic

Thursday 3 February 2022
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Energy bills set to rise in April will disproportionately affect families with disabled children

Monday 24 January 2022
Disability ramp signage
Disabled Facilities Grant funding welcome, but families still face 18-month assessment waits

Monday 6 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
Coins next to a calculator
More generous Universal Credit rules for working families introduced from tomorrow

Tuesday 23 November 2021
Purple banner with white text that says: "Families with disabled children deserve a benefits system that genuinely values them. Help turn the tide. Write to your MP."
Families with disabled children left financially devastated by pandemic, new study reveals

Thursday 18 November 2021
Image with a pink background and a red border featuring the following text in red: "Families with disabled children deserve decent homes that meet their needs." The bottom left of the image displays the word "contact," and the bottom right shows the hashtag #CountingTheCosts.
Mum has to carry five year old disabled son up and down treacherous stairs in ‘wholly unsuitable’ house

Friday 8 October 2021
Coins next to a calculator
Universal Credit uplift ends today

Wednesday 6 October 2021
White radiator against wall
Suppliers take Warm Home Discount Scheme applications amid rising energy prices

Thursday 23 September 2021
Three children are shown in separate photos. The first child wears a dinosaur hoodie and holds a matching plush toy. The second child, wearing pyjamas, sits smiling broadly. The third child, with a dummy, wears a shirt and black cat ear headband.
Mum lives in fear as crowded home drives non-verbal son to harmful and risky behaviour

Friday 17 September 2021
Burning gas stove
Hit with energy bill hikes? Here’s what you can do

Friday 6 August 2021
A smiling man and boy sit together at a table in a busy, colorful ceramics painting studio. Both are in blue aprons and holding paintbrushes, with a clay figure and paint palette in front of them. Other people are painting at tables in the background.
Counting the Costs deadline extended – can you get us to 4,000?

Thursday 8 July 2021