New research from the End Child Poverty Coalition (ECPC) shows that the government’s current two-child limit on benefits policy is pushing families with disabled children even further into poverty. The...
Research carried out by Contact reveals that a third of eligible disabled children are unable to access their free school meal due to medical and sensory reasons. As a result,...
All children need the chance to play, but many parent carers find it difficult to access suitable play schemes, activities and short breaks for their disabled child over the summer...
Things change at age 16. Find out what you should know – and where to get information and support.
We offer resources, guidance and advice to parent carer forums working to improve short breaks services for families with disabled children. What are short breaks services? Short breaks are a...
Information for forums NHS Long Term Plan The NHS Long Term Plan was published in January 2019 and outlines priorities and areas of work that the NHS as a whole...
Volunteers Great North Children’s Hospital Join us! Contact is a national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support, and bring families together so they can...
If you have a disabled child, or you are on a low-income or not working, you may be entitled to certain benefits and tax credits to help with the extra...
Also known as: Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS); Human Immunodeficiency Virus Background Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in progressive destruction of the immune system. As a result...
Attendance is one of the top concerns on Contact’s helpline. Children with additional needs may have different reasons for being off school including appointments, anxiety and unmet need in school....
We have been overwhelmed by everyone’s support to help disabled children access their own savings before it’s too late. A huge thank you to over 1200 supporters who have taken...
Today in parliament, MPs will discuss the government’s new Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill for England. Much of the media interest in the Bill is about proposals to protect children...
Children facing “huge” waits for assessments by community and mental health services are being “robbed of their childhood”, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England. In her latest report, “Waiting...
Almost a third (30%) of families with a disabled child live in a home that does not meet the needs of their child. Of those, 48% say their home worsens...
Background Depression is an illness that affects people of all ages, including children and young people. It is thought that about one per cent of children and three per cent...
Contact’s research has found that half of families with a disabled child who have had to pay back Carer’s Allowance have stopped claiming the benefit as a result. This is...
This applies to families in England only. Thousands more parents are now able to apply for up to 30 hours’ free childcare from the September term. Working parents whose child...
If your child is affected by a medical condition or disability we can help. Call our freephone helpline on 0808 808 3555 to get information, support and advice. You can...