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Families with disabled children are carers hardest hit by economic crisis - 4th December 2008

Contact a Family welcomes Carers UK’s latest research into the financial difficulties being experienced by carers. Read More...

Christmas cash bonus for disabled children and their carers welcome but more financial help needed - 26th November 2008

Contact a Family has welcomed the Chancellor’s announcement that disabled children and their carers will receive an additional £60. The payment is on top of the annual £10 Christmas bonus given to those in receipt of Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Carer’s Allowance. Read More...

Families with disabled children go without food and heating - 27th August 2008

Families with disabled children have been rocked by the soaring cost of living and are going without basic food and heating. Read More...

Urgent call for families with disabled children to get advice on their benefits and tax credits entitlements

Contact a Family has identified that some families with disabled children could miss out on vital income due to imminent changes in benefit rules. Read More...

Campaigners celebrate financial victory for families of disabled children

Up to 30,000 families with a disabled child will be better off thanks to campaigning by Contact a Family and Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM). Read More...

Second Life’s no game for families of disabled children

Parents of disabled children face a constant battle to get help, leading many to reach breaking point. Read More...

Carers strategy - no end to financial hardship for parent carers

Contact a Family welcomes much of the new Carers Strategy for England, but expresses disappointment that there were no immediate plans to increase the financial help available to parent carers. Read More...

Asian families of disabled children missing out on benefits

New Chief Executive at charity Contact a Family, is urging Asian parents of disabled children to claim Disability Living Allowance to help meet their child’s additional needs. Read More...

Patient disability and rare disorder information made easy

The new edition of The Contact a Family Directory - the UK’s leading guide to disabilities, medical conditions and support for children and adults - is out now. Read More...

New chief executive at charity for families with disabled children

Srabani Sen, former Chief Executive of Alcohol Concern, is now in the top job at UK charity Contact a Family. Read More...

 

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